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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 60of 77

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ قَالُوا۟ وَمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ أَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمْ نُفُورًۭا ۩﴿٦٠

Translation (Sahih International)

And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
قِيلَqīlait is said
لَهُمُlahumuto them
ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِlilrraḥmānito the Most Gracious
قَالُوا۟qālūThey say
وَمَاwamāAnd what
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu(is) the Most Gracious
أَنَسْجُدُanasjuduShould we prostrate
لِمَاlimāto what
تَأْمُرُنَاtamurunāyou order us
وَزَادَهُمْwazādahumAnd it increases them
نُفُورًۭا ۩nufūran(in) aversion

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Ignorance of the IdolatorsAllah tells us how ignorant the idolators are; instead of worshipping Allah, they worship idols which do not possess the power either to harm or benefit. They do this with no evidence or proof; the only thing that led them to do this was their own whims and desires. So they take these idols as protectors and fight for their sake, and they oppose Allah and His Messenger and the believers for their sake.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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