16:57
وَيَجْعَلُونَلِلَّهِٱلْبَنَٰتِسُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۙوَلَهُممَّايَشْتَهُونَ٥٧
wayajʿalūna lillahi l-banāti sub'ḥānahu walahum mā yashtahūna
And they attribute to Allāh daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].(57)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 57 (16:57)
ٱلنَّحْل
وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلْبَنَٰتِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۙ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Quran 16:57 is ayah 57 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 273 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 28
- Page 273
- Ruku 7
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَيَجْعَلُونَwayajʿalūnaAnd they assign
- لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
- ٱلْبَنَٰتِl-banātidaughters
- سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۙsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
- وَلَهُمwalahumAnd for them
- مَّاmā(is) what
- يَشْتَهُونَyashtahūnathey desire
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:57
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:56–60 together.