سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 40
أَفَأَصْفَىٰكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ وَٱتَّخَذَ مِنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنَـٰثًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَقُولُونَ قَوْلًا عَظِيمًا ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Has then your Lord (O pagans of Makkah!) preferred for you sons, and taken for Himself from among the angels daughters? Verily you indeed utter an awful saying.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَأَصْفَىٰكُمْ
afa-aṣfākum
Then has your Lord chosen (for) you
رَبُّكُم
rabbukum
Then has your Lord chosen (for) you
بِٱلْبَنِينَ
bil-banīna
sons
وَٱتَّخَذَ
wa-ittakhadha
and He has taken
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
l-malāikati
the Angels
إِنَـٰثًا ۚ
ināthan
daughters
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
Indeed, you
لَتَقُولُونَ
lataqūlūna
surely say
قَوْلًا
qawlan
a word
عَظِيمًۭا
ʿaẓīman
grave
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
40. Has your Lord favored you with sons and taken angels as daughters for Himself? How grave [50] is the thing you say!
[50] Along with the mention of Tawheed, the polytheists of Makkah are being mentioned, who would assign partners to Allah, and those partners would be females—whom they themselves considered utterly detestable for themselves, and thus they were guilty of a double crime. [تفصيل كے ليے سورة نحل آيت نمبر 57 كا حاشيه ملاحظه فرمايئے]
[50] Along with the mention of Tawheed, the polytheists of Makkah are being mentioned, who would assign partners to Allah, and those partners would be females—whom they themselves considered utterly detestable for themselves, and thus they were guilty of a double crime. [تفصيل كے ليے سورة نحل آيت نمبر 57 كا حاشيه ملاحظه فرمايئے]
