قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "ஏழு வானங்களுக்கு இறைவனும் மகத்தான அர்ஷுக்கு இறைவனும் யார்?" என்றும் கேட்பீராக.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අහස් හතෙහි හිමිපාණන් හා මහත් වූ අර්ෂ්හි හිමිපාණන් කවුරුන් දැ? යි නුඹ විමසනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- دریافت کیجیئے کہ ساتوں آسمان کا اور بہت باعظمت عرش کا رب کون ہے؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 言ってやるがいい。「7つの天の主，栄光に満ちた至高の玉座の主は，誰であるのか。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你说：谁是七天的主和伟大的宝座的主呢？
Tafsir of 23:86
The Idolators believe in Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah, which requires them to believe in Tawhid Al-Uluhiyyah Allah states that the fact that He is One and that He is independent in His creation, control, dominion and guides one to realize that there is no God except Him and that none should be worshipped except Him Alone, with no partner or associate. He tells His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ to say to the idolators who worship others besides Him, even though they admit His Lordship, that He has no partner in Lordship. But despite this they still attributed partners in divinity to Him, and worshipped others besides Him even though they recognized the fact that those whom they worshipped could not create anything, did not own anything, nor do they have any control over anything. However, they still believed that these creatures could bring them closer to Allah, مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلاَّ لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى (We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allah) 39:3.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
