Surah Maryam 19:81 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 81 / 98 · Page 311
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّا
Word by Word
وَاتَّخَذُوا
wa-ittakhadhu
And they have taken
مِن
min
besides Allah
دُونِ
duni
besides Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
besides Allah
آلِهَةً
alihatan
gods
لِّيَكُونُوا
liyakunu
that they may be
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عِزًّا
izzan
an honor
Transliteration
Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal liyakoonoo lahum 'izzaa
Translation
And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The idolaters have taken for themselves things of worship other than Allah, so that they may be a support and source of assistance for them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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