سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 91
مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُۥ مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ ۚ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَـٰهٍۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
No son (or offspring) did Allâh beget, nor is there any ilâh (god) along with Him. (If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allâh above all that they attribute to Him!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَا
mā
Not
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
Allah has taken
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has taken
مِن
min
any
وَلَدٍۢ
waladin
son
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانَ
kāna
is
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with Him
مِنْ
min
any
إِلَـٰهٍ ۚ
ilāhin
god
إِذًۭا
idhan
Then
لَّذَهَبَ
ladhahaba
surely (would have) taken away
كُلُّ
kullu
each
إِلَـٰهٍۭ
ilāhin
god
بِمَا
bimā
what
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
he created
وَلَعَلَا
walaʿalā
and surely would have overpowered
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[on]
بَعْضٍۢ ۚ
baʿḍin
others
سُبْحَـٰنَ
sub'ḥāna
Glory be
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(to) Allah
عَمَّا
ʿammā
above what
يَصِفُونَ
yaṣifūna
they attribute
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.
91. Allah has not taken any child [88], nor is there any other deity with Him. If there had been, then each deity would have taken away what it created [89], and some would have tried to dominate others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe.
[88] While the polytheists considered their goddesses Lat, Manat, and Uzza to be the daughters of Allah, the polytheists of other countries even fabricated such mythology that they attributed progeny to Allah. The Christians declared Prophet Isa (Jesus) ؑ as the son of Allah, and the Jews declared Prophet Uzair ؑ as the son of Allah. Now, it is obvious that a son is not a possession, but rather a partner. On one hand, the polytheists of Makkah admit that Allah is the owner of everything and everything is His possession. Therefore, if everything is accepted as His possession, then nothing can be His offspring. Otherwise, they would have to abandon the principle that Allah is the owner of everything.
[89] The problem with considering anyone other than Allah as a deity is that only that can be a deity which possesses some powers. In this way, many authorities and rulers besides Allah would emerge, and each would try to overpower the other through argument, and then each deity would try to gather to itself the creatures under its authority. In this struggle for power, inevitably, the system of the universe would be destroyed. But since there is harmony and stability in the system of the universe, it is clear that the belief in other deities and their powers is false and baseless, and the Being of Allah is pure from the absurdities that these people describe.
[88] While the polytheists considered their goddesses Lat, Manat, and Uzza to be the daughters of Allah, the polytheists of other countries even fabricated such mythology that they attributed progeny to Allah. The Christians declared Prophet Isa (Jesus) ؑ as the son of Allah, and the Jews declared Prophet Uzair ؑ as the son of Allah. Now, it is obvious that a son is not a possession, but rather a partner. On one hand, the polytheists of Makkah admit that Allah is the owner of everything and everything is His possession. Therefore, if everything is accepted as His possession, then nothing can be His offspring. Otherwise, they would have to abandon the principle that Allah is the owner of everything.
[89] The problem with considering anyone other than Allah as a deity is that only that can be a deity which possesses some powers. In this way, many authorities and rulers besides Allah would emerge, and each would try to overpower the other through argument, and then each deity would try to gather to itself the creatures under its authority. In this struggle for power, inevitably, the system of the universe would be destroyed. But since there is harmony and stability in the system of the universe, it is clear that the belief in other deities and their powers is false and baseless, and the Being of Allah is pure from the absurdities that these people describe.
