The same meaning is being conveyed in the second verse but in another manner. It is said, “Or have they taken gods from the earth that can raise (the dead)?” Do they have the power to create things and spread them around the earth?
The term “from the earth” takes us to a very fine fact that the polytheists create their idols from clay, wood, minerals and all of them are from earth.
Can such gods be the creators and arrangers of this vast universe? Then He refutes the belief of the polytheists and says, “Had there been other gods in the heavens and the earth then both would have been in disorder.”
In Mafuradat Raghib says, that “Fasad” means the losing of balance by something or someone whether it may due to excess or due to paucity, whether it s in the body or in the soul or in other things in the world. The opposite of “Fasad” is “Islah” and here it means destruction, disarray and dilapidation. In the end the verse says, “so glorified is God, Lord of the Throne from what they attribute (to Him).” He is free from all partners and equals.
The précis of this argument is that there can be nor synchronized arrangement if there are two or more managers, the arrangers, the creators, the rulers because the presence of many gods will ensure many kinds of arrangement and management and this will lead to disarray, discrepancies and chaos. Each god would want to rule the world as he would like.
There is however, a great doubt that is often mentioned that there may be complete unison between the two gods and they may jointly rule harmoniously thus resulting in a very strong system. We will give the answer to this question under explanation.
In the third verse the same proof has been present in yet another way. It is said, contradicting what the Christians say, “God never took a son, and no god has ever been besides Him.” And then says, “otherwise, each god would certainly have taken away what he had created.” And used them for himself and then there would be a disjointed rule and system in the universe.
The universe would have been subjected to total chaos and disarray and “and one would certainly have overpowered the other(s).”
This is itself a very strong proof for the Oneness of God and is connected with the two proofs given earlier. On the one side we have this beautifully arranged universe in front of us with its fixed norms and rules and on the other side is the issue that if there had been two creator and arrangers or two gods who would rule then this world would not have been so arranged because of the various norms that would have existed. . In the end the verse tells us that had there been more than one god they would certainly have tried to establish their own rules and would have tried to overcome the others. The verse says, “and one would certainly have overpowered the other(s).” This clash between gods would have been the cause of chaos in the universe.
There can be big question of doubt at this point. It could be possible that these wise gods would have their rules compatible to each other and then there would be no disturbance and disorder in the arrangement of this universe but as we have said earlier we will answer this question under Explanation. In the end the result of these arguments is being declared, “Far indeed from the glory of God is what they attribute.”
1. The word AM in the verse according to the Commentators disconnects which means “Bal” (but) . some feel that this means exclamation. It means that the idolaters never regarded the idols as God so the surprise expressed is appropriate. s
