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 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 140){ قَالَ اَغَيْرَ اللّٰهِ اَبْغِيْكُمْ اِلٰهًا … :} Refuting their third statement, this is a scolding in the form of a question: Is a deity (object of worship) even such an entity that a person can make whomever he wishes into one? Rather, only that can be an object of worship which bestows all kinds of blessings upon a person, and then the Being who has bestowed countless favors upon you and has granted you superiority over all the worlds—now is this your gratitude, that you leave Him and start worshipping others? This is not gratitude, but rather sheer ingratitude and disloyalty.
