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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

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وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ ٱلْجِنَّ وَخَلَقَهُمْ ۖ وَخَرَقُوا۟ لَهُۥ بَنِينَ وَبَنَٰتٍۭ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۢ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ﴿١٠٠

Translation (Sahih International)

But they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe

Word-by-word meaning

وَجَعَلُوا۟wajaʿalūAnd they make
لِلَّهِlillahiwith Allah
شُرَكَآءَshurakāapartners
ٱلْجِنَّl-jinajinn
وَخَلَقَهُمْ ۖwakhalaqahumthough He has created them
وَخَرَقُوا۟wakharaqūand they falsely attribute
لَهُۥlahuto Him
بَنِينَbanīnasons
وَبَنَـٰتٍۭwabanātinand daughters
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
عِلْمٍۢ ۚʿil'minknowledge
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥsub'ḥānahuGlorified is He
وَتَعَـٰلَىٰwataʿālāand Exalted
عَمَّاʿammāabove what
يَصِفُونَyaṣifūnathey attribute

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Rebuking the IdolatorsThis Ayah refutes the idolators who worshipped others besides Allah and associated the Jinns with Him in worship. Glory be to Allah above this Shirk and Kufr. If someone asks, how did the idolators worship the Jinns, although they only were idol worshippers The answer is that in fact, they worshipped the idols by obeying the Jinns who commanded them to do so.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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