سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 51
۞ مَّآ أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
I (Allâh) made them (Iblîs and his offspring) not to witness (nor took their help in) the creation of the heavens and the earth and not (even) their own creation, nor was I (Allâh) to take the misleaders as helpers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ مَّآ
mā
Not
أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ
ashhadttuhum
I made them witness
خَلْقَ
khalqa
the creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَلَا
walā
and not
خَلْقَ
khalqa
the creation
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
(of) themselves
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كُنتُ
kuntu
I Am
مُتَّخِذَ
muttakhidha
the One to take
ٱلْمُضِلِّينَ
l-muḍilīna
the misleaders
عَضُدًۭا
ʿaḍudan
(as) helper(s)
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.
51. I did not make them witnesses to the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor to their own creation, nor do I take those who lead astray [50] as helpers.
[50] That is, when I created the earth and the heavens, I neither consulted your deities nor were they present at that time; rather, they were created much later. And even when I created them, I did not consult them about how they should be made. Then how did they become My partners? And even if, hypothetically, I had to take someone as a helper, would I have chosen these wretched ones who are the cause of people's misguidance?
[50] That is, when I created the earth and the heavens, I neither consulted your deities nor were they present at that time; rather, they were created much later. And even when I created them, I did not consult them about how they should be made. Then how did they become My partners? And even if, hypothetically, I had to take someone as a helper, would I have chosen these wretched ones who are the cause of people's misguidance?
