سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 25
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدُونِ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) but We revealed to him (saying): Lâ ilâha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allâh)], so worship Me (Alone and none else)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
مِن
min
any
رَّسُولٍ
rasūlin
Messenger
إِلَّا
illā
but
نُوحِىٓ
nūḥī
We reveal(ed)
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that [He]
لَآ
lā
(There is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَنَا۠
anā
Me
فَٱعْبُدُونِ
fa-uʿ'budūni
so worship Me
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.
25. And We did not send any messenger before you except that We revealed to him: "There is no deity except Me, so worship only Me."
[21] After demanding such proof from the polytheists, Allah Himself clarified that whenever I sent a Messenger, I always revealed to him that there is no deity except Me. Then how could there be anything in these divinely revealed books that would provide any justification for associating partners with Allah? And it is a matter of fact that even though many distortions have occurred in the previous revealed books, they still provide arguments for monotheism; there is nothing in them that supports polytheism.
[21] After demanding such proof from the polytheists, Allah Himself clarified that whenever I sent a Messenger, I always revealed to him that there is no deity except Me. Then how could there be anything in these divinely revealed books that would provide any justification for associating partners with Allah? And it is a matter of fact that even though many distortions have occurred in the previous revealed books, they still provide arguments for monotheism; there is nothing in them that supports polytheism.
