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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

Verse 28of 112

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِۦ مُشْفِقُونَ﴿٢٨﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.

Word-by-word meaning

يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuHe knows
مَاmāwhat
بَيْنَbayna(is) before them
أَيْدِيهِمْaydīhim(is) before them
وَمَاwamāand what
خَلْفَهُمْkhalfahum(is) behind them
وَلَاwalāand not
يَشْفَعُونَyashfaʿūnathey (can) intercede
إِلَّاillāexcept
لِمَنِlimanifor whom
ٱرْتَضَىٰir'taḍāHe approves
وَهُمwahumAnd they
مِّنْminfrom
خَشْيَتِهِۦkhashyatihifear of Him
مُشْفِقُونَmush'fiqūnastand in awe

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Refutation of Those Who claim that the Angels are the Daughters of Allah; description of their Deeds and StatusHere Allah refutes those who claim that He has offspring among the angels -- exalted and sanctified be He. Some of the Arabs believed that the angels were the daughters of Allah, but Allah says:سُبْحَانَهُ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ(Glory to Him! They are but honored servants.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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