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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٧٤

Translation (Sahih International)

So do not assert similarities to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.

Word-by-word meaning

فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
تَضْرِبُوا۟taḍribūput forth
لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚl-amthālathe similitude
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
وَأَنتُمْwa-antumand you
لَا(do) not
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Denouncing the Worship of anything besides AllahAllah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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