سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 12
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِۦ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ فَٱلْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْعَلِىِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(It will be said): "This is because, when Allâh Alone was invoked (in worship) you disbelieved (denied), but when partners were joined to Him, you believed! So the judgement is only with Allâh, the Most High, the Most Great!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكُم
dhālikum
That
بِأَنَّهُۥٓ
bi-annahu
(is) because
إِذَا
idhā
when
دُعِىَ
duʿiya
Allah was invoked
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah was invoked
وَحْدَهُۥ
waḥdahu
Alone
كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ
kafartum
you disbelieved
وَإِن
wa-in
but if
يُشْرَكْ
yush'rak
(others) were associated
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ
tu'minū
you believed
فَٱلْحُكْمُ
fal-ḥuk'mu
So the judgment
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) with Allah
ٱلْعَلِىِّ
l-ʿaliyi
the Most High
ٱلْكَبِيرِ
l-kabīri
the Most Great
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12. (They will be told:) "This is because when Allah alone was called upon, you disbelieved, but when partners were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgment belongs to Allah alone [15], the Most High, the Most Great."
[15]
The Definite Sign of a Polytheist: Aversion to Pure Monotheism:
Despite being a humble creation of Allah, your attitude towards your Lord was such that when you were told that only Allah is worthy of worship, signs of displeasure would immediately appear on your faces. All your supplications and love were directed towards others. When the mention of Allah’s partners came up, your faces would light up with joy. And today, the decision regarding the plea you are making is in the hands of that Allah who is not a helpless creation like you, but is the Creator of all and possesses the highest majesty. Now you can judge for yourselves what His attitude towards you should be.
[15]
The Definite Sign of a Polytheist: Aversion to Pure Monotheism:
Despite being a humble creation of Allah, your attitude towards your Lord was such that when you were told that only Allah is worthy of worship, signs of displeasure would immediately appear on your faces. All your supplications and love were directed towards others. When the mention of Allah’s partners came up, your faces would light up with joy. And today, the decision regarding the plea you are making is in the hands of that Allah who is not a helpless creation like you, but is the Creator of all and possesses the highest majesty. Now you can judge for yourselves what His attitude towards you should be.
