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Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 24 (21:24)

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أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً ۖ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ ۖ هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِىَ …

Quran 21:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 323 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:24
أَمِٱتَّخَذُوا۟مِندُونِهِۦٓءَالِهَةً ۖقُلْهَاتُوا۟بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ ۖهَٰذَاذِكْرُمَنمَّعِىَوَذِكْرُمَنقَبْلِى ۗبَلْأَكْثَرُهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَٱلْحَقَّ ۖفَهُممُّعْرِضُونَ٢٤
ami ittakhadhū min dūnihi ālihatan qul hātū bur'hānakum hādhā dhik'ru man maʿiya wadhik'ru man qablī bal aktharuhum lā yaʿlamūna l-ḥaqa fahum muʿ'riḍūna

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.(24)

Word by word

  1. أَمِamiOr
  2. ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhū(have) they taken
  3. مِنminbesides Him
  4. دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
  5. ءَالِهَةً ۖālihatangods
  6. قُلْqulSay
  7. هَاتُوا۟hātūBring
  8. بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ ۖbur'hānakumyour proof
  9. هَٰذَاhādhāThis
  10. ذِكْرُdhik'ru(is) a Reminder
  11. مَنman(for those) who
  12. مَّعِىَmaʿiya(are) with me
  13. وَذِكْرُwadhik'ruand a Reminder
  14. مَنman(for those) who
  15. قَبْلِى ۗqablī(were) before me
  16. بَلْbalBut
  17. أَكْثَرُهُمْaktharuhummost of them
  18. لَاlā(do) not
  19. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
  20. ٱلْحَقَّ ۖl-ḥaqathe truth
  21. فَهُمfahumso they
  22. مُّعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūna(are) averse

Tafsir (commentary) of 21:24

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This commentary explains ayahs 21:24–25 together.

أَمِ اتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِ ءَالِهَةً قُلْ

(Or have they taken for worship gods besides Him Say:) -- O Muhammad --

هَاتُواْ بُرْهَـنَكُمْ

(Bring your proof.) your evidence for what you are saying.

هَـذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِىَ

(This is the Reminder for those with me) means, the Qur'an.

وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِى

(and the Reminder for those before me) means, the previous Books, unlike what you claim. Each Book was revealed to each Prophet who was sent with the message that there is no god except Allah, but you idolators do not recognize the truth, so you turn away from it. Allah says:

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ نُوحِى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنَاْ فَاعْبُدُونِ

(And We did not send any Messenger before you but We revealed to him (saying): "There is no god but I. ..") This is like the Ayat:

وَاسْئلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ الرَّحْمَـنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ

(And ask those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you: "Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Most Gracious") 43:45

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الْطَّـغُوتَ

(And verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allah, and avoid Taghut (all false deities).") 16:36 Every Prophet who was sent by Allah called people to worship Allah Alone, with no partner or associate. The natural inclination of man (Al-Fitrah) also bears witness to that. The idolators have no proof and their dispute is of no use before their Lord; on them is wrath, and for them will be a severe torment.

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