سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 11
هَـٰذَا خَلْقُ ٱللَّهِ فَأَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ ۚ بَلِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
This is the creation of Allâh. So show Me that which those (whom you worship) besides Him have created. Nay, the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrongdoers and those who do not believe in the Oneness of Allâh) are in plain error.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
خَلْقُ
khalqu
(is the) creation
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَأَرُونِى
fa-arūnī
So show Me
مَاذَا
mādhā
what
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
have created
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ ۚ
dūnihi
besides Him
بَلِ
bali
Nay
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
فِى
fī
(are) in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
error
مُّبِينٍۢ
mubīnin
clear
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 11) {هٰذَا خَلْقُ اللّٰهِ فَاَرُوْنِيْ مَا ذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ … :} That is, this sky raised high without pillars, the mountains embedded in the earth, the animals spread throughout it, the water descending from the sky, and with it every excellent and precious kind of thing produced from the earth—all of this has been created by Allah Almighty. Now show me, what is there that anyone other than Him has created? Clearly, there is not a single thing. So then why do the polytheists worship anyone other than Him? Do they have any evidence? The answer is no; rather, the reality is that the polytheists are wrongdoers, and such wrongdoers who are caught in clear misguidance. In the darkness and obscurity of shirk, they cannot see the straight path, so they are following a path that is clearly wrong and misguided. Allah Almighty has repeatedly mentioned this in the Noble Qur’an as proof of His oneness: that He alone is the Creator, so why should worship be for anyone else? See Surah Al-Baqarah (__XREF_21__, __XREF_22__), Ar-Ra’d (__XREF_16__), An-Nahl (__XREF_17__ to __XREF_21__), Al-Hajj (__XREF_73__, __XREF_74__), Fatir (__XREF_40__), and Al-Ahqaf (__XREF_4__, __XREF_5__).
