An-Nahl 16:57
The Bee · Juz 14 · Page 273
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٥٧
And they attribute to Allāh daughters1 - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].
1 translator’s note
- By claiming that the angels are His daughters. ↩
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﴿وَیَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَـٰتِ﴾ - تفسير
٤١٤٠٨- عن عبد الله بن عباس -من طريق العوفي- في قوله: ﴿ويجعلون لله البنات﴾ الآيات، يقول: تجعَلون له البنات، تَرْضَونَهنَّ لي، ولا تَرْضَونَهن لأنفسِكم! وذلك أنهم كانوا في الجاهلية إذا وُلِد للرجل منهم جاريةٌ أمسَكها على هوانٍ، أو دَسَّها في التراب وهي حَيَّةٌ[[أخرجه ابن جرير ١٤/٢٥٥-٢٥٦. وعزاه السيوطي إلى ابن أبي حاتم، وابن مردويه.]]. (٩/٦٣)
٤١٤٠٩- قال إسماعيل السُّدِّيّ، في قوله: ﴿ويجعلون لله البنات﴾، يعني: ويَصِفون لله البنات[[علَّقه يحيى بن سلام ١/٦٩.]]. (ز)
٤١٤١٠- قال مقاتل بن سليمان: ثم قال: يعنيهم: ﴿ويَجْعَلُونَ﴾ يعني: ويصفون ﴿لِلَّهِ البَناتِ﴾ حين زعموا أنّ الملائكة بنات الله تعالى[[تفسير مقاتل بن سليمان ٢/٤٧٤.]]. (ز)
٤١٤١١- قال يحيى بن سلّام: كان مشركو العرب يقولون: إنّ الملائكة بنات الله[[تفسير يحيى بن سلام ١/٦٩.]]. (ز)
﴿سُبۡحَـٰنَهُۥ﴾ - تفسير
٤١٤١٢- قال مقاتل بن سليمان: ﴿سُبْحانَهُ﴾ نزَّه نفسّه عن قولهم[[تفسير مقاتل بن سليمان ٢/٤٧٤.]]. (ز)
٤١٤١٣- قال يحيى بن سلّام: قال الله: ﴿سبحانه﴾ يُنَزِّه نفسه عن ما قالوا[[تفسير يحيى بن سلام ١/٦٩.]]. (ز)
﴿وَلَهُم مَّا یَشۡتَهُونَ ٥٧﴾ - تفسير
٤١٤١٤- عن الضحاك بن مزاحم، في قوله: ﴿ولهم ما يشتهون﴾، قال: يعني به: البنين[[عزاه السيوطي إلى ابن المنذر، وابن أبي حاتم.]]. (٩/٦٣)
٤١٤١٥- قال مقاتل بن سليمان: ﴿ولَهُمْ ما يَشْتَهُونَ﴾ من البنين[[تفسير مقاتل بن سليمان ٢/٤٧٤.]]. (ز)
٤١٤١٦- قال يحيى بن سلّام: ﴿ولهم ما يشتهون﴾، أي: ويجعلون لأنفسهم ما يشتهون؛ الغلمان[[تفسير يحيى بن سلام ١/٦٩.]]. (ز)
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16:55
لِيَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡۚ فَتَمَتَّعُواْ فَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٥٥
So they will deny what We have given them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.
16:56
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ نَصِيبٗا مِّمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡۗ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡتَرُونَ ٥٦
And they assign to what they do not know1 [i.e., false deities] a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allāh, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., that of which they have no knowledge; rather, they have mere assumption based upon tradition or the claims of misguided men. ↩
16:57
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٥٧
And they attribute to Allāh daughters1 - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].
1 translator’s note
- By claiming that the angels are His daughters. ↩
16:58
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدّٗا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٞ ٥٨
And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
16:59
يَتَوَٰرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ مِن سُوٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِۦٓۚ أَيُمۡسِكُهُۥ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمۡ يَدُسُّهُۥ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ ٥٩
He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.
16:60
لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوۡءِۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡمَثَلُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٦٠
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description [i.e., an attribute] of evil;1 and for Allāh is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.
1 translator’s note
- Such as that described in the previous two verses. ↩
16:61
وَلَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلۡمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيۡهَا مِن دَآبَّةٖ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةٗ وَلَا يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ ٦١
And if Allāh were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
16:62
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ مَا يَكۡرَهُونَۚ وَتَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُهُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَأَنَّهُم مُّفۡرَطُونَ ٦٢
And they attribute to Allāh that which they dislike [i.e., daughters], and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.1
1 translator’s note
- Another meaning is "...and they will be made to precede [all others thereto]." ↩
16:63
تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ٦٣
By Allāh, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is their [i.e., the disbelievers] ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.
16:64
وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٦٤
And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muḥammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.