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Az-Zumar (The Troops)

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لَّوْ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًۭا لَّٱصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۖ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ﴿٤

Translation (Sahih International)

If Allah had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allah, the One, the Prevailing.

Word-by-word meaning

لَّوْlawIf
أَرَادَarādaAllah (had) intended
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah (had) intended
أَنanto
يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhatake
وَلَدًۭاwaladana son
لَّٱصْطَفَىٰla-iṣ'ṭafāsurely, He (could) have chosen
مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe creates
مَاwhatever
يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe willed
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
هُوَhuwaHe
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
ٱلْوَٰحِدُl-wāḥiduthe One
ٱلْقَهَّارُl-qahāruthe Irresistible

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Virtues of Surat Az-ZumarAn-Nasa'i recorded that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast until we would say, `He does not want to break fast,' and he would not fast until we would say, `He does not want to fast.' And he used to recite Bani Isra'il Al-Isra' and Az-Zumar every night."بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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