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An-Nahl 57

Ayah 57 of 128 · Meccan

وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٥٧

And they attribute to Allāh daughters1 - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 By claiming that the angels are His daughters.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَيَجۡعَلُونَAnd they assignwayajʿalūna
  2. لِلَّهِto Allahlillahi
  3. ٱلۡبَنَٰتِdaughtersl-banāti
  4. سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥGlory be to Himsub'ḥānahu
  5. وَلَهُمAnd for themwalahum
  6. مَّا(is) whatmā
  7. يَشۡتَهُونَthey desireyashtahūna

Tafsir

The idolaters attribute daughters to Allah and they believe that these are the angels. Thus they attribute lineage to Allah and select for him what they do not like for themselves. He is Pure, Glorified and Sanctified from what they assign to Him. They assign for themselves the male offspring that they desire. What crime is greater than this?!

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