سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 140
قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَـٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿140﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Shall I seek for you an Ilâh (a god) other than Allâh, while He has given you superiority over the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn of your time)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَغَيْرَ
aghayra
Should other than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
أَبْغِيكُمْ
abghīkum
I seek for you
إِلَـٰهًۭا
ilāhan
a god
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while He
فَضَّلَكُمْ
faḍḍalakum
has preferred you
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
the worlds
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.
140. 1. Should I seek for you idols carved from stone and wood, leaving aside Allah who has bestowed so many favors upon you and granted you superiority over the worlds? That is, how could I possibly commit such ingratitude and ungratefulness? In the following verses, there is mention of further favors of Allah.
