سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 51
۞ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ إِلَـٰهَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh said (O mankind!): "Take not ilâhain (two gods in worship). Verily, He (Allâh) is (the) only One Ilâh (God). Then, fear Me (Allâh جل جلاله) much [and Me (Alone), i.e. be away from all kinds of sins and evil deeds that Allâh has forbidden and do all that Allâh has ordained and worship none but Allâh].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَقَالَ
waqāla
And Allah has said
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah has said
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟
tattakhidhū
take
إِلَـٰهَيْنِ
ilāhayni
[two] gods
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ
ith'nayni
two
إِنَّمَا
innamā
only
هُوَ
huwa
He
إِلَـٰهٌۭ
ilāhun
(is) God
وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ
wāḥidun
One
فَإِيَّـٰىَ
fa-iyyāya
so Me Alone
فَٱرْهَبُونِ
fa-ir'habūni
you fear [Me]
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.
51. 1 Because there is no deity except Allah. If there were two deities in the heavens and the earth, then the system of the universe could not have remained established; it would have become a victim of corruption and disorder. When the Creator of the universe is One, and He alone, without any partner, is running the entire system of the universe, then the only deity is the One who is alone. There are not two or more.
