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Az-Zukhruf 19

Ayah 19 of 89 · Meccan

وَجَعَلُواْ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًاۚ أَشَهِدُواْ خَلۡقَهُمۡۚ سَتُكۡتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمۡ وَيُسۡـَٔلُونَ ١٩

And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَجَعَلُواْAnd they madewajaʿalū
  2. ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَthe Angelsl-malāikata
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. هُمۡthemselveshum
  5. عِبَٰدُ(are) slavesʿibādu
  6. ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ(of) the Most Graciousl-raḥmāni
  7. إِنَٰثًاۚfemalesināthan
  8. أَشَهِدُواْDid they witnessashahidū
  9. خَلۡقَهُمۡۚtheir creationkhalqahum
  10. سَتُكۡتَبُWill be recordedsatuk'tabu
  11. شَهَٰدَتُهُمۡtheir testimonyshahādatuhum
  12. وَيُسۡـَٔلُونَand they will be questionedwayus'alūna

Tafsir

They also regard as feminine the angels that are in reality the servants of The Merciful. Were they present at the time of Allah created them, so that they would know that they are actually females? The angels will record this statement of theirs and they will be questioned regarding it on the Day of Judgement. And they will be punished for it because of their lies.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran