"And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge" (Quran 6:108).
Yahya said: It is read as "adwan" (enmity) and "uduwwan" (hostility), and it is from "al-udwan" (aggression), and "al-udwan" means injustice.
"Thus We have made fair to every community"—meaning to the people of every creed—"their deeds" (Quran 6:108).
Al-Kalbi said: The polytheists said, "By Allah, Muhammad shall either cease insulting our gods, or we shall insult his Lord," so this verse was revealed.
Surah Al-An'am from verse (109) to verse (111).
﴿وَلا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْر علم﴾.
قَالَ يحيى: وَهِيَ تُقْرَأُ ﴿عَدْوًا﴾ وَ ﴿عُدُوَّا﴾ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْعُدْوَانِ، وَالْعُدْوَانُ: الظُّلْمُ.
﴿كَذَلِكَ زَيَّنَّا لِكُلِّ أمة﴾ أَيْ: لِأَهْلِ كُلِّ ملةٍ ﴿عَمَلَهُمْ﴾.
قَالَ الْكَلْبِيُّ:
قَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ: وَاللِّهِ لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ محمدٌ عَنْ سَبِّ آلِهَتِنَا، أَوْ لَنَسُبَنَّ رَبَّهُ؛ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَة.
سُورَة الْأَنْعَام من الْآيَة (١٠٩) إِلَى الْآيَة (١١١).
