An-Naml • EN-TAFSIR-IBN-ABBAS
﴿ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴾
“SAY: “All praise is due to God, and peace be upon those servants of His whom He chose [to be His message-bearers]!” Is not God far better than anything to which men [falsely] ascribe a share in His divinity?”
(Say) O Muhammad: (Praise be to Allah) thanks and gratitude to Allah for their destruction, (and peace) happiness and safety (be on His slaves whom He hath chosen!) whom He selected for prophethood; it is also said that this means: Allah selected them for Islam, and these are the community of Muhammad (pbuh) (Is Allah best) say, O Muhammad, to the people of Mecca: is the worship of Allah better, (or (all) that ye ascribe as partners (unto Him)) or the worship of the idols which they associate with Allah?