سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 71
قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ ۖ أَتُجَـٰدِلُونَنِى فِىٓ أَسْمَآءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Hûd) said: "Torment and wrath have already fallen on you from your Lord. Dispute you with me over names which you have named - you and your fathers - with no authority from Allâh? Then wait, I am with you among those who wait."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
قَدْ
qad
Verily
وَقَعَ
waqaʿa
has fallen
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
upon you
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
رِجْسٌۭ
rij'sun
punishment
وَغَضَبٌ ۖ
waghaḍabun
and anger
أَتُجَـٰدِلُونَنِى
atujādilūnanī
Do you dispute with me
فِىٓ
fī
concerning
أَسْمَآءٍۢ
asmāin
names
سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ
sammaytumūhā
you have named them
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
وَءَابَآؤُكُم
waābāukum
and your forefathers
مَّا
mā
Not
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
(has been) sent down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
بِهَا
bihā
for it
مِن
min
any
سُلْطَـٰنٍۢ ۚ
sul'ṭānin
authority
فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟
fa-intaẓirū
Then wait
إِنِّى
innī
indeed, I am
مَعَكُم
maʿakum
with you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
l-muntaẓirīna
the ones who wait
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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(Hud) said, “Indeed, punishment and wrath from your Lord have already fallen upon you. Do you dispute with me regarding names which you and your forefathers have named [75], for which Allah has sent down no authority? Then wait, for I too am waiting with you.”
[75]
There is No Scholarly Proof of Delegating Powers to Anyone:
Hudؑ replied to the chiefs of the nation that when your rebellion and insolent shamelessness have reached such a level, then understand that now Allah’s punishment is about to befall you. As for your deities, some of whom you call the god of rain, some the god of winds, some the god of crops, some the god of health, and some the god of wealth, these names have been invented by you or your forefathers themselves. Nowhere in any heavenly book or scripture is it mentioned that Allah has delegated such and such powers to such and such being, or authority over such and such things to such and such being. Among us as well, such names are found in abundance, for example, such and such elder is Ghous (the one who helps in distress), such and such saint is Data, such and such is Ganj Bakhsh, such and such is Mushkil Kusha (the remover of difficulties). The only difference is that the polytheists of that era attributed such qualities to gods, goddesses, angels, or certain spirits, while in our time these qualities are attributed to elders, whether they are alive or have passed away. Allah Almighty says that there is no proof in the divine law for such things, that My such and such saint or elder can be a remover of difficulties and that I have granted him such powers.
[75]
There is No Scholarly Proof of Delegating Powers to Anyone:
Hudؑ replied to the chiefs of the nation that when your rebellion and insolent shamelessness have reached such a level, then understand that now Allah’s punishment is about to befall you. As for your deities, some of whom you call the god of rain, some the god of winds, some the god of crops, some the god of health, and some the god of wealth, these names have been invented by you or your forefathers themselves. Nowhere in any heavenly book or scripture is it mentioned that Allah has delegated such and such powers to such and such being, or authority over such and such things to such and such being. Among us as well, such names are found in abundance, for example, such and such elder is Ghous (the one who helps in distress), such and such saint is Data, such and such is Ganj Bakhsh, such and such is Mushkil Kusha (the remover of difficulties). The only difference is that the polytheists of that era attributed such qualities to gods, goddesses, angels, or certain spirits, while in our time these qualities are attributed to elders, whether they are alive or have passed away. Allah Almighty says that there is no proof in the divine law for such things, that My such and such saint or elder can be a remover of difficulties and that I have granted him such powers.
