أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Do you call upon Baʿl and leave the best of creators -
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "நீங்கள் படைப்பவர்களில் மிகச் சிறப்பானவனை விட்டு விட்டு 'பஃலு' (எனும் சிலையை) வணங்குகிறீர்களா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- “මැවුම්කරුවන්ගෙන් වඩාත් විශිෂ්ටයා අතහැර දමා නුඹලා ‘බඅල්’ නම් වෙනත් දෙවියකුට ඇරයුම් කරන්නෙහු ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کیا تم بعل (نامی بت) کو پکارتے ہو؟ اور سب سے بہتر خالق کو چھوڑ دیتے ہو؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたがたはバアルに祈って，最高の創造主（アッラー）を見捨てるのですか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 难道你们祈祷白耳利，而舍弃最优越的创造者--
Tafsir of 37:125
إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (When he said to his people: "Will you not have Taqwa") means, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him' أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلاً وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَلِقِينَ (Will you call upon Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators,) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that the word Ba`l means lord. `Ikrimah and Qatadah said, "This is the language of the people of Yemen." According to another report from Qatadah, it is the language of Azd Shanu'ah. `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam narrated from his father that it is the name of an idol which was worshipped by the people of a city called Ba`labak (Baalbek) which is to the west of Damascus.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
