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Al-Baqarah 116

Ayah 116 of 286 · Medinan

وَقَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدٗاۗ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ كُلّٞ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ ١١٦

They say, "Allāh has taken a son." Exalted is He!1 Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Subḥānahu means "far exalted is He above all they falsely attribute to Him."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقَالُواْAnd they saidwaqālū
  2. ٱتَّخَذَhas takenittakhadha
  3. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  4. وَلَدٗاۗa sonwaladan
  5. سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖGlory be to Himsub'ḥānahu
  6. بَلNaybal
  7. لَّهُۥfor Himlahu
  8. مَا(is) whatmā
  9. فِي(is) infī
  10. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  11. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖand the earthwal-arḍi
  12. كُلّٞAllkullun
  13. لَّهُۥto Himlahu
  14. قَٰنِتُونَ(are) humbly obedientqānitūna

Tafsir

The Jews, the Christians and the idolaters, who worship others alongside Allah, said that Allah had taken a son. He is far above and beyond such a thing, because He has no need of His creation, and no one has a son unless he is needy; and to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. All created beings are His servants, in submission to Him, glory be to Him! They are His servants and He deals with them as He wills.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran