سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 45
وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And ask (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you: "Did We ever appoint âlihâh (gods) to be worshipped besides the Most Gracious (Allâh)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَسْـَٔلْ
wasal
And ask
مَنْ
man
(those) whom
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
مِن
min
of
رُّسُلِنَآ
rusulinā
Our Messengers
أَجَعَلْنَا
ajaʿalnā
did We make
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious
ءَالِهَةًۭ
ālihatan
gods
يُعْبَدُونَ
yuʿ'badūna
to be worshipped
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.
45. 1 The answer is certainly in the negative. Allah has not given this command to any prophet. Rather, on the contrary, every prophet was commanded to call towards Tawheed.
