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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 5
أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Has he made the âlihah (gods) (all) into One Ilâh (God - Allâh). Verily, this is a curious thing!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَجَعَلَ
ajaʿala
Has he made
ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ
l-ālihata
the gods
إِلَـٰهًۭا
ilāhan
(into) one god
وَٰحِدًا ۖ
wāḥidan
(into) one god
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
لَشَىْءٌ
lashayon
(is) certainly a thing
عُجَابٌۭ
ʿujābun
curious
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.
5. 1. That is, only one Allah is the controller of the entire universe, He has no partner, and in the same way, He alone is worthy of worship and offerings. This was a matter of astonishment for them.
