Surah Al-Anbiya 21:26 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 26 / 112 · Page 324
ۗ ۚ وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Word by Word
ۗ
ۚ
وَقَالُوا
waqalu
And they say
اتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
Has taken
الرَّحْمَنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
وَلَدًا
waladan
a son
سُبْحَانَهُ
sub'hanahu
Glorified is He!
بَلْ
bal
Nay
عِبَادٌ
ibadun
(they are) slaves
مُّكْرَمُونَ
muk'ramuna
honored
Transliteration
Wa qaalut takhazar Rahmaanu waladan Subhaanah; bal 'ibaadum mkkramoon
Translation
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The idolaters said: “Allah has taken the angels as daughters”. Pure and exalted is Allah from the lie they say. The angels are in fact the servants of Allah, honoured by Him and close to Him.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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