سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 19
وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَـٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ إِنَـٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَـٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they make the angels who themselves are slaves of the Most Gracious (Allâh) females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَعَلُوا۟
wajaʿalū
And they made
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ
l-malāikata
the Angels
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
هُمْ
hum
themselves
عِبَـٰدُ
ʿibādu
(are) slaves
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
l-raḥmāni
(of) the Most Gracious
إِنَـٰثًا ۚ
ināthan
females
أَشَهِدُوا۟
ashahidū
Did they witness
خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ
khalqahum
their creation
سَتُكْتَبُ
satuk'tabu
Will be recorded
شَهَـٰدَتُهُمْ
shahādatuhum
their testimony
وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ
wayus'alūna
and they will be questioned
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.
19. 1. That is, for recompense. Because they will have no evidence for the angels being Allah’s daughters.
