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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 54
إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوٓءٍ ۗ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟ أَنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"All that we say is that some of our gods (false deities) have seized you with evil (madness)." He said: "I call Allâh to witness and bear you witness that I am free from that which you ascribe as partners in worship,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
Not
نَّقُولُ
naqūlu
we say
إِلَّا
illā
except (that)
ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ
iʿ'tarāka
have seized you
بَعْضُ
baʿḍu
some
ءَالِهَتِنَا
ālihatinā
(of) our gods
بِسُوٓءٍۢ ۗ
bisūin
with evil
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أُشْهِدُ
ush'hidu
[I] call Allah to witness
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
[I] call Allah to witness
وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟
wa-ish'hadū
and (you) bear witness
أَنِّى
annī
that I am
بَرِىٓءٌۭ
barīon
innocent
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تُشْرِكُونَ
tush'rikūna
you associate
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54. We only say that some of our gods must have afflicted you with evil [61]." Hud replied, "I call Allah to witness, and you too bear witness, that I am free from whatever you associate (with Him in worship).
[61]
The Consequence of Disrespecting Deities and Saints:
Whenever any prophet presents his message, very few people believe in him, while the majority stands up in opposition. They leave no stone unturned in troubling and harming the prophet and the few early Muslims, making their lives difficult. Observing this situation, the people of ‘Ad said to Hud ؑ that the only reason they could see for his distress was his disrespect and insult towards their deities, and that their deities had punished him for this disrespect. This belief is generally included in the doctrines of the worshippers of falsehood, and various tales and stories are fabricated to prove this point. This is not just a matter of that era; the same thing is happening even today. However, now, instead of stone idols, deceased saints have taken their place. You can still find similar stories related to shrines and tombs in the accounts of the saints of Allah.
[61]
The Consequence of Disrespecting Deities and Saints:
Whenever any prophet presents his message, very few people believe in him, while the majority stands up in opposition. They leave no stone unturned in troubling and harming the prophet and the few early Muslims, making their lives difficult. Observing this situation, the people of ‘Ad said to Hud ؑ that the only reason they could see for his distress was his disrespect and insult towards their deities, and that their deities had punished him for this disrespect. This belief is generally included in the doctrines of the worshippers of falsehood, and various tales and stories are fabricated to prove this point. This is not just a matter of that era; the same thing is happening even today. However, now, instead of stone idols, deceased saints have taken their place. You can still find similar stories related to shrines and tombs in the accounts of the saints of Allah.
