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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 165of 286

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادًۭا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّۭا لِّلَّهِ ۗ وَلَوْ يَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ إِذْ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ أَنَّ ٱلْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًۭا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعَذَابِ﴿١٦٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمِنَwaminaAnd among
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
مَنmanwho
يَتَّخِذُyattakhidhutakes
مِنminfrom
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
أَندَادًۭاandādanequals
يُحِبُّونَهُمْyuḥibbūnahumThey love them
كَحُبِّkaḥubbias (they should) love
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
أَشَدُّashaddu(are) stronger
حُبًّۭاḥubban(in) love
لِّلَّهِ ۗlillahifor Allah
وَلَوْwalawAnd if
يَرَىyarāwould see
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ظَلَمُوٓا۟ẓalamūwronged
إِذْidhwhen
يَرَوْنَyarawnathey will see
ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe punishment
أَنَّannathat
ٱلْقُوَّةَl-quwatathe power
لِلَّهِlillahi(belongs) to Allah
جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿanall
وَأَنَّwa-annaand [that]
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
ٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābi(in) [the] punishment

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Condition of the Polytheists in this Life and the HereafterIn these Ayat, Allah mentions the condition of the polytheists in this life and their destination in the Hereafter. They appointed equals and rivals with Allah, worshipping them along with Allah and loving them, just as they love Allah. However, Allah is the only deity worthy of worship, Who has neither rival nor opponent nor partner.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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