سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 40
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) the Day when He will gather them all together, then He will say to the angels: "Was it you that these people used to worship?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
يَحْشُرُهُمْ
yaḥshuruhum
He will gather them
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
He will say
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
lil'malāikati
to the Angels
أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
ahāulāi
Were these you
إِيَّاكُمْ
iyyākum
Were these you
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يَعْبُدُونَ
yaʿbudūna
worshipping
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.
40. 1. To humiliate and disgrace the polytheists, Allah will ask the angels, just as it is mentioned regarding Hazrat Isa (عليه السلام) that Allah will also ask him, "Did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother (Maryam) as gods besides Allah'?" (وَاِذْ قَال اللّٰهُ يٰعِيْسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ ءَاَنْتَ قُلْتَ للنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُوْنِيْ وَاُمِّيَ اِلٰــهَيْنِ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ۭ قَالَ سُبْحٰنَكَ مَا يَكُوْنُ لِيْٓ اَنْ اَقُوْلَ مَا لَيْسَ لِيْ ۤ بِحَقٍّ ڲ اِنْ كُنْتُ قُلْتُهٗ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهٗ ۭ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِيْ نَفْسِيْ وَلَآ اَعْلَمُ مَا فِيْ نَفْسِكَ ۭاِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ) 5. Al-Ma'idah:116) Hazrat Isa (عليه السلام) will say, "O Allah, You are pure; how could I say what I had no right to say?" In the same way, Allah will also ask the angels, as has passed in Surah Al-Furqan (وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ فَيَقُوْلُ ءَ اَنْتُمْ اَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِيْ هٰٓؤُلَاۗءِ اَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا السَّبِيْلَ) 25. Al-Furqan:17), "Was it at your command that they worshipped you?"
