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Surah Luqman, Ayah 25 (31:25)

لُقْمَان

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ …

Quran 31:25 is ayah 25 of Surah Luqman (“Luqman”), a Meccan surah of 34 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 413 of the Madani Mushaf.

31:25
وَلَئِنسَأَلْتَهُممَّنْخَلَقَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَلَيَقُولُنَّٱللَّهُ ۚقُلِٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ ۚبَلْأَكْثَرُهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ٢٥
wala-in sa-altahum man khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna l-lahu quli l-ḥamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum lā yaʿlamūna

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh"; but most of them do not know.(25)

Word by word

  1. وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
  2. سَأَلْتَهُمsa-altahumyou ask them
  3. مَّنْmanWho
  4. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
  6. وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
  7. لَيَقُولُنَّlayaqūlunnaThey will surely say
  8. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
  9. قُلِquliSay
  10. ٱلْحَمْدُl-ḥamduAll praises
  11. لِلَّهِ ۚlillahi(are) for Allah
  12. بَلْbalBut
  13. أَكْثَرُهُمْaktharuhummost of them
  14. لَاlā(do) not
  15. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow

Tafsir (commentary) of 31:25

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This commentary explains ayahs 31:25–26 together.

The Idolators admitted that Allah is the Creator

Allah tells us that these idolators who associated others with Him admitted that Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, is the Creator of heaven and earth yet they still worshipped others besides Him who they recognized were created by Him and subjugated to Him. Allah says:

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

(And if you ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth," they will certainly say: "Allah." Say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah!") By their admitting that, proof is established against them,

بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ

(But most of them know not.) Then Allah says:

للَّهِ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ

(To Allah belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth.) meaning, He created it and has dominion over it.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِىُّ الْحَمِيدُ

(Verily, Allah, He is Al-Ghani, Worthy of all praise.) means, He has no need of anyone or anything besides Himself, and everything else is in need of Him. He is Worthy of praise for all that He has created, so praise be to Him in the heavens and on earth for all that He has created and decreed, and He is worthy of praise in all affairs.

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