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Al-Ahqaf 4

Ayah 4 of 35 · Meccan

قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شِرۡكٞ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِۖ ٱئۡتُونِي بِكِتَٰبٖ مِّن قَبۡلِ هَٰذَآ أَوۡ أَثَٰرَةٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٤

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. أَرَءَيۡتُمDo you seeara-aytum
  3. مَّاwhatmā
  4. تَدۡعُونَyou calltadʿūna
  5. مِنbesidesmin
  6. دُونِbesidesdūni
  7. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  8. أَرُونِيShow mearūnī
  9. مَاذَاwhatmādhā
  10. خَلَقُواْthey have createdkhalaqū
  11. مِنَofmina
  12. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  13. أَمۡoram
  14. لَهُمۡfor themlahum
  15. شِرۡكٞ(is) any shareshir'kun
  16. فِيinfī
  17. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِۖthe heavensl-samāwāti
  18. ٱئۡتُونِيBring mei'tūnī
  19. بِكِتَٰبٖa bookbikitābin
  20. مِّنfrommin
  21. قَبۡلِbeforeqabli
  22. هَٰذَآthishādhā
  23. أَوۡoraw
  24. أَثَٰرَةٖa traceathāratin
  25. مِّنۡofmin
  26. عِلۡمٍknowledgeʿil'min
  27. إِنifin
  28. كُنتُمۡyou arekuntum
  29. صَٰدِقِينَtruthfulṣādiqīna

Tafsir

O Messenger! Say to these idolaters who turn away from the truth: “Tell me about your idols you worship besides Allah: what parts of the earth have they created? Have they created a mountain? Have they created a river? Or do they have partnership and a share with Allah in creating the heavens? Bring me a book revealed from Allah before the Qur’ān or some trace of knowledge which the previous people left, if you are true in your claim that your idols deserve to be worshipped”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran