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Al-'Ankabut 61

Ayah 61 of 69 · Meccan

وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٦١

If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Then how are they deluded?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَئِنAnd ifwala-in
  2. سَأَلۡتَهُمyou ask themsa-altahum
  3. مَّنۡWhoman
  4. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  6. وَٱلۡأَرۡضَand the earthwal-arḍa
  7. وَسَخَّرَand subjectedwasakhara
  8. ٱلشَّمۡسَthe sunl-shamsa
  9. وَٱلۡقَمَرَand the moonwal-qamara
  10. لَيَقُولُنَّSurely they would saylayaqūlunna
  11. ٱللَّهُۖAllahl-lahu
  12. فَأَنَّىٰThen howfa-annā
  13. يُؤۡفَكُونَare they deludedyu'fakūna

Tafsir

O Messenger! If you ask these idolaters, “Who created the heavens and the earth? Who put the sun and moon into orbit, such that they come after each other?” they will say, “Allah is the one who created the heavens and the earth, and put the sun and moon into constant orbit.” How then can they turn away from bringing faith in only Allah to the worship of deities instead of Him that do not bring benefit nor cause harm?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran