Surah As-Saffat 37:150 — translation and meaning
الصافات · Verse 150 / 182 · Page 451
أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ
Word by Word
أَمْ
am
Or
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqna
did We create
الْمَلَائِكَةَ
al-malaikata
the Angels
إِنَاثًا
inathan
females
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
شَاهِدُونَ
shahiduna
(were) witnesses
Transliteration
Am khalaqnal malaaa'i kata inaasanw wa hm shaahidoon
Translation
Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
How could they claim the angels are female when they were not present at the time of their creation and did not witness it?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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