Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey — الإسراء) (Ayah 40)

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17 Al-Isra(الإسراء), Ayah 40

أَفَأَصْفَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِالْبَنِينَ وَاتَّخَذَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنَاثًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَقُولُونَ قَوْلًا عَظِيمًا 40 ٤٠

Afaasfakum rabbukum bialbaneena waittakhatha mina almalaikati inathan innakum lataqooloona qawlan AAatheeman (40)

Tafsir

قوله عز وجل : ( أفأصفاكم ربكم ( أي : اختاركم فجعل لكم الصفوة ولنفسه ما ليس بصفوة يعني : اختاركم ( بالبنين واتخذ من الملائكة إناثا ( لأنهم كانوا يقولون الملائكة بنات الله ( إنكم لتقولون قولا عظيما ( يخاطب مشركي مكة .

O you who claim that the angels are Allah’s daughters! Has your Lord chosen you - O idolaters - to have male children, while taking for Himself daughters from among the angels? Allah is above what you are saying. You are indeed saying a terrible thing about Allah by ascribing children to him and claiming that He has daughters persisting in you disbelief.

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