Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is then He, Who creates as one who creates not? Will you not then remember?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَمَنafamanThen is He Who
يَخْلُقُyakhluqucreates
كَمَنkamanlike one who
لَّاlā(does) not
يَخْلُقُ ۗyakhluqucreate
أَفَلَاafalāThen will you not
تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnaremember
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
17. 1. From all these blessings, the importance of Tawheed is highlighted: Allah is the Creator of these things, but those whom you worship besides Him—have they created anything? No, rather they themselves are created by Allah. Then how can the Creator and the created be equal? Yet you have made them deities and set them as equals to Allah. Do you not reflect?