سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 56
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them and to that I am one of the witnesses.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
بَل
bal
Nay
رَّبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
رَبُّ
rabbu
(is the) Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
فَطَرَهُنَّ
faṭarahunna
created them
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
and I am
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
to
ذَٰلِكُم
dhālikum
that
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
l-shāhidīna
the witnesses
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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He replied, "No, rather your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them [50], and I am of those who bear witness to this."
[50] Prophet Ibrahimؑ replied that this is not a matter of jest, but in reality, I truly believe that these stone idols, who do not possess any power to benefit or harm themselves, how can they possibly be the masters of your benefit or harm? And as for myself, I consider only my Lord, who created all of us as well as the earth and the heavens, and who rules over them with complete authority, to be the true master of benefit and harm. And I am not saying this based on mere conjecture or assumption, but with full certainty.
[50] Prophet Ibrahimؑ replied that this is not a matter of jest, but in reality, I truly believe that these stone idols, who do not possess any power to benefit or harm themselves, how can they possibly be the masters of your benefit or harm? And as for myself, I consider only my Lord, who created all of us as well as the earth and the heavens, and who rules over them with complete authority, to be the true master of benefit and harm. And I am not saying this based on mere conjecture or assumption, but with full certainty.
