سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 125
أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ ﴿125﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Will you call upon Ba‘l (a well known idol of his nation whom they used to worship) and forsake the Best of creators,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَتَدْعُونَ
atadʿūna
Do you call
بَعْلًۭا
baʿlan
Baal
وَتَذَرُونَ
watadharūna
and you forsake
أَحْسَنَ
aḥsana
(the) Best
ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ
l-khāliqīna
(of) Creators
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 125) ➊ { اَتَدْعُوْنَ بَعْلًا :} At several places in the Qur’an, the word {’’ بَعْلًا ‘‘} has been used in the meaning of “husband.” See Surah Al-Baqarah (2:228) and An-Nisa (4:127). Its meaning is also “owner” and “master.” Polytheist nations use this word in the sense of “lord” or “deity,” so the people of Ilyas (peace be upon him) had named their greatest idol “Ba’l.” Ilyas (peace be upon him) explained to them: Do you worship the idol named “Ba’l”?
➋ { وَ تَذَرُوْنَ اَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِيْنَ :} And you leave the Best of creators, that is, Allah Almighty. Here, the question arises: Is there any other creator that Allah is called the best of creators? The answer is that sometimes the word {’’خلق‘‘} is also used for making something by assembling things created by Allah Almighty. For example, humans make machines and engines from iron and other materials, but in all these, they are dependent on the material created by Allah. Therefore, everything made by them is also, in fact, created by Allah, as Allah Almighty has said: «وَ اللّٰهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَ مَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ » [ الصافات : ۹۶ ] “While Allah has created you and whatever you do.” However, to create something initially or to assemble things and put a soul into them is the work of that Pure Lord alone. (See Hajj: 73) That is why He is called {’’ اَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِيْنَ ‘‘}.
➋ { وَ تَذَرُوْنَ اَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِيْنَ :} And you leave the Best of creators, that is, Allah Almighty. Here, the question arises: Is there any other creator that Allah is called the best of creators? The answer is that sometimes the word {’’خلق‘‘} is also used for making something by assembling things created by Allah Almighty. For example, humans make machines and engines from iron and other materials, but in all these, they are dependent on the material created by Allah. Therefore, everything made by them is also, in fact, created by Allah, as Allah Almighty has said: «وَ اللّٰهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَ مَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ » [ الصافات : ۹۶ ] “While Allah has created you and whatever you do.” However, to create something initially or to assemble things and put a soul into them is the work of that Pure Lord alone. (See Hajj: 73) That is why He is called {’’ اَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِيْنَ ‘‘}.
