سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 30
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
That is because Allâh, He is the Truth, and that which they invoke besides Him is Al-Bâtil (falsehood, Satan and all other false deities); and that Allâh, He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِأَنَّ
bi-anna
(is) because
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the Truth
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
مَا
mā
what
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
they call
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِ
dūnihi
besides Him
ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ
l-bāṭilu
(is) [the] falsehood
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلْعَلِىُّ
l-ʿaliyu
(is) the Most High
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
l-kabīru
the Most Great
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 30) ➊ { ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ :} That is, all this Allah Almighty has stated so that you may know that He alone is the Truth, the real Doer and Possessor of Will, because He is eternal and everlasting, has always existed and will always remain, and in His existence, He is not dependent on anyone.
➋ {وَ اَنَّ مَا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الْبَاطِلُ :} And besides Him, whatever the polytheists worship are all false; they have no existence whatsoever. Here, there is no Lat, no Manat, no Data, no Dastgir, no Ganj Bakhsh, no Gharib Nawaz. All are creations of the imagination and delusion of these polytheists, and they have assumed on their own that such and such person has some share in divinity and possesses powers to remove difficulties and fulfill needs, whereas in reality, none of them possesses any divine powers, nor is it rightful to call upon or seek help from any of them. See Surah Yunus (66) and Surah Najm (19–23).
➌ These verses also refute the materialists who consider this universe to be eternal and everlasting, and the polytheists who have made mortal things their deities.
➍ { وَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيْرُ :} That is, He is exalted above everything in the universe, and in greatness as well, He is greater than everything in the universe. The combination of these two attributes is found in {’’ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰي عَلٰي الْعَرْشِ ‘‘}. In this, there is also a clear indication that since exaltedness and greatness are the attributes of Allah alone, then in comparison, all creation is lowly, helpless, and insignificant, the meaning of which is conveyed by the word "abd" (slave/servant). He said: «{ اِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اِلَّاۤ اٰتِي الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْدًا }» [ مریم : ۹۳ ] "Whoever is in the heavens and the earth will come to the Most Merciful as a slave." What greater injustice could there be than to consider the powers of this Most High and Most Great to belong to the beings He created, who are His slaves and utterly lowly, helpless, and insignificant before Him!?
➋ {وَ اَنَّ مَا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الْبَاطِلُ :} And besides Him, whatever the polytheists worship are all false; they have no existence whatsoever. Here, there is no Lat, no Manat, no Data, no Dastgir, no Ganj Bakhsh, no Gharib Nawaz. All are creations of the imagination and delusion of these polytheists, and they have assumed on their own that such and such person has some share in divinity and possesses powers to remove difficulties and fulfill needs, whereas in reality, none of them possesses any divine powers, nor is it rightful to call upon or seek help from any of them. See Surah Yunus (66) and Surah Najm (19–23).
➌ These verses also refute the materialists who consider this universe to be eternal and everlasting, and the polytheists who have made mortal things their deities.
➍ { وَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيْرُ :} That is, He is exalted above everything in the universe, and in greatness as well, He is greater than everything in the universe. The combination of these two attributes is found in {’’ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰي عَلٰي الْعَرْشِ ‘‘}. In this, there is also a clear indication that since exaltedness and greatness are the attributes of Allah alone, then in comparison, all creation is lowly, helpless, and insignificant, the meaning of which is conveyed by the word "abd" (slave/servant). He said: «{ اِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اِلَّاۤ اٰتِي الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْدًا }» [ مریم : ۹۳ ] "Whoever is in the heavens and the earth will come to the Most Merciful as a slave." What greater injustice could there be than to consider the powers of this Most High and Most Great to belong to the beings He created, who are His slaves and utterly lowly, helpless, and insignificant before Him!?
