Tafsir for verse: 17:64
وَٱسۡتَفۡزِزۡ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتَ مِنۡهُم بِصَوۡتِكَ وَأَجۡلِبۡ عَلَيۡهِم بِخَيۡلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكۡهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ وَٱلۡأَوۡلَٰدِ وَعِدۡهُمۡۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ٦٤ ﴿64
64Entice with your voice those of them whom you can, and rally against them your horsemen and your footmen, and share with them in their wealth and their children, and make promises to them” - and Satan promises them nothing but delusion -
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Commentary

And when He began - glorified is He - with the warning; as a kindness to those accountable; He turned to 'Go'; His saying - representing his state in his dominance over those he misleads with a trap he set for a people; so he called out to them with a voice; to stir them from their places; and to uproot them from their positions; and he brought upon them with his army; of cavalry; and infantry; until he eradicated them -: ﴿And provoke﴾; meaning: make light of; and 'fazz' its origin is: cutting; meaning: make him slip by cutting him off from the truth; this was said by al-Rummani; ﴿Whomever you are able from them﴾; and they are those whom We have given you power over; ﴿With your voice﴾; meaning: your supplication with singing; and flutes; and all that you beautify with whispers; ﴿And gather﴾; meaning: collect; or shout with all that you can of shouting; ﴿Against them with your cavalry﴾; meaning: the riders of your army; ﴿And your infantry﴾; meaning: and your foot soldiers; and the meaning is: do all that you are able to do; and do not leave anything of your strength; for you cannot do anything that I have not decreed for you.

And when the devil seeks the partnership of people in all their matters; with his whispers carrying them to corrupt it; if they obey him, they are seeking to associate him; even if they are not aware of it; he expressed this with the form of mutual action; so He said (Exalted is He): ﴿And share with them﴾; meaning: by your jumping upon their mixing with you when they participate with you in doing what agrees with your desires; ﴿In wealth﴾; meaning: that which they strive to acquire; ﴿And children﴾; meaning: that which they produce; if they acquire it in a forbidden manner; or they do not mention My name upon it; and likewise their offerings to others than Allah; and their spending in the forbidden; and teaching their children sins; and disbelief; participating in it; ﴿And promise them﴾; of false promises that make light of them; and deceive them; of the intercession of the deities; and honor with Allah (Exalted is He); and procrastination of repentance; and similar to that; then He turned to the righteous among His servants; and informed them; to strengthen them; and to alert others; that nothing is in his hands; so He said (Exalted is He) - revealing his inner self; with what indicates his belittlement; denouncing his matter; and repelling from him -: ﴿And what the devil promises them﴾; meaning: the one who is burned; the one cast out with the curse; of the non-resurrection; and the long lifespan; and the intercession of the deities; and similar to that; ﴿Except delusion﴾; and 'delusion': beautifying the error; with what suggests that it is correct;.

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