سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 24
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً ۖ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ ۖ هَـٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِىَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِى ۗ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or have they taken for worship (other) âlihah (gods) besides Him? Say: "Bring your proof." This (the Qur’ân) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمِ
ami
Or
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
(have) they taken
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
besides Him
ءَالِهَةًۭ ۖ
ālihatan
gods
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَاتُوا۟
hātū
Bring
بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ ۖ
bur'hānakum
your proof
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
ذِكْرُ
dhik'ru
(is) a Reminder
مَن
man
(for those) who
مَّعِىَ
maʿiya
(are) with me
وَذِكْرُ
wadhik'ru
and a Reminder
مَن
man
(for those) who
قَبْلِى ۗ
qablī
(were) before me
بَلْ
bal
But
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ
l-ḥaqa
the truth
فَهُم
fahum
so they
مُّعْرِضُونَ
muʿ'riḍūna
(are) averse
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.
24. 1. The meaning is that in the Quran and in the previous scriptures, there is mention of the divinity and lordship of only one deity. But the polytheists are not willing to accept this truth and persist in turning away from this monotheism.
