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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 93

Mary · Meccan · Juz 16 · Page 311

إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ عَبْدًا ﴿93﴾
There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Gracious (Allâh) as a slave.
إِن in Not
كُلُّ kullu all
مَن man who
فِى (are) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth
إِلَّآ illā but
ءَاتِى ātī (will) come
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ l-raḥmāni (to) the Most Gracious
عَبْدًۭا ʿabdan (as) a slave

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93. 1. When all are Allah's slaves and His humble servants, then what need does He have for offspring? And this is not befitting for Him either.

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Everyone in the heavens and the earth will come to the Most Merciful as a servant [81].

[81] That is, one who is a slave or servant cannot be a son, and one who is a son cannot be his slave or servant. Now, the Being to whom all are already slaves and dependent—what need does He have for children? And how can they become His children?