38:5
أَجَعَلَٱلَْٔالِهَةَإِلَٰهًاوَٰحِدًا ۖإِنَّهَٰذَالَشَىْءٌعُجَابٌ٥
ajaʿala l-ālihata ilāhan wāḥidan inna hādhā lashayon ʿujābun
Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."(5)
Surah Sad, Ayah 5 (38:5)
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أَجَعَلَ ٱلَْٔالِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ
Quran 38:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 453 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 23
- Hizb 46
- Page 453
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- أَجَعَلَajaʿalaHas he made
- ٱلَْٔالِهَةَl-ālihatathe gods
- إِلَٰهًاilāhan(into) one god
- وَٰحِدًا ۖwāḥidan(into) one god
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- هَٰذَاhādhāthis
- لَشَىْءٌlashayon(is) certainly a thing
- عُجَابٌʿujābuncurious
Tafsir (commentary) of 38:5
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This commentary explains ayahs 38:4–11 together.