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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 83of 165

وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌۭ﴿٨٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.

Word-by-word meaning

وَتِلْكَwatil'kaAnd this
حُجَّتُنَآḥujjatunā(is) Our argument
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآātaynāhāWe gave it
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(to) Ibrahim
عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
قَوْمِهِۦ ۚqawmihihis people
نَرْفَعُnarfaʿuWe raise
دَرَجَـٰتٍۢdarajātin(by) degrees
مَّنmanwhom
نَّشَآءُ ۗnashāuWe will
إِنَّinnaIndeed
رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
حَكِيمٌḥakīmun(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

أَتُحَاجُّونِّى فِى اللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَانِى(Do you dispute with me about Allah while He has guided me). The Ayah means, do you argue with me about Allah, other than Whom there is no god worthy of worship, while He has guided me to the Truth and made me aware of it Therefore, how can I ever consider your misguided statements and false doubts Ibrahim said next, وَلاَ أَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ بِهِ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ رَبِّى شَيْئاً(and I fear not those whom you associate with Allah in worship.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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