Surah Al-Anbiya 21:24 — translation and meaning

الأنبياء · Verse 24 / 112 · Page 323

ۗ ۖ ۖ ۖ أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ هَذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
ۖ
ۖ
ۖ
أَمِ
ami
Or
اتَّخَذُوا
ittakhadhu
(have) they taken
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِ
dunihi
besides Him
آلِهَةً
alihatan
gods
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَاتُوا
hatu
Bring
بُرْهَانَكُمْ
bur'hanakum
your proof
هَذَا
hadha
This
ذِكْرُ
dhik'ru
(is) a Reminder
مَن
man
(for those) who
مَّعِيَ
ma'iya
(are) with me
وَذِكْرُ
wadhik'ru
and a Reminder
مَن
man
(for those) who
قَبْلِي
qabli
(were) before me
بَلْ
bal
But
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
الْحَقَّ
al-haqa
the truth
فَهُم
fahum
so they
مُّعْرِضُونَ
mu'riduna
(are) averse

Transliteration

Amit takhazoo min doonihee aalihatan qul haatoo burhaanakum haaza zikru mam ma'iya wa zikru man qablee; bal aksaruhum laa ya'lamoonal haqqa fahum mu'ridoon

Translation

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur'an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

But they took other gods besides Allah. Say, O Messenger, to these idolaters: “Bring your proof for their being worthy of worship. This book which has been revealed to me and the books revealed upon the messengers contain no proof for you”. But rather most of the idolaters only take support from ignorance and blind following, so they turn away from accepting the truth.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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