Quran 53:25

Surah An-Najm, Verse 25

Verse 25 of 62 in Surah An-Najm (النجم), chapter 53 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

EnglishSaheeh International: Rather, to Allāh belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ஏனெனில், மறுமையும், இம்மையும் அல்லாஹ்வுக்கே சொந்தம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එහෙත් මතු ලොව හා මෙලොව අල්ලාහ් සතු ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اللہ ہی کے ہاتھ ہے یہ جہان اور وه جہان.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: いや，来世も現世も，アッラーの有である。
ChineseMa Jian: 么世和今世，都是真主的。

Tafsir of 53:25

Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّتَ (Have you then considered Al-Lat,) Al-Lat was a white stone with inscriptions on. There was a house built around Al-Lat in At-Ta'if with curtains, servants and a sacred courtyard around it. The people of At-Ta'if, the tribe of Thaqif, and their allies worshipped Al-Lat. They would boast to Arabs, except the Quraysh, that they had Al-Lat. Ibn Jarir said, "They derived Al-Lat's name from Allah's Name, and made it feminine. Allah is far removed from what they ascribe to Him. It was reported that Al-Lat is pronounced Al-Lat because, according to `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Mujahid, and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Al-Lat was a man who used to mix Sawiq (a kind of barley mash) with water for the pilgrims during the time of Jahiliyyah.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)