Surah Al-An'am Verse 139 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And they say, "What is in the bellies of these…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-An'am

وَقَالُوا مَا فِي بُطُونِ هَٰذِهِ الْأَنْعَامِ خَالِصَةٌ لِّذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِنَا ۖ وَإِن يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ ۝١٣٩

🔤 Transliteration

Wa qaaloo maa fee butooni haazihil an`aami khaalisatul lizukoorinaa wa muharramun `alaaa azwaajinaa wa iny yakum maitatan fahum feehi shurakaaa`; sa yajzeehim wasfahum; innahoo Hakeemun `Aleem

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And they say, "What is in the bellies of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is [born] dead, then all of them have shares therein." He will punish them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

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Translation — Tafsir

Meanings of Key Words:

Khāliṣah (خالصة): Exclusive, purely reserved for.
Azwājinā (أزواجنا): Our wives/womenfolk.
Maytah (ميتة): A stillborn or dead offspring.
Shurakā’ (شركاء): Partners, sharing equally.
Sayajzīhim (سيجزيهم): He will repay/recompense them.
Waṣfahum (وصفهم): Their description — i.e., the false claims and rulings they attributed to Allah.

Explanation of the Verse:

The polytheists of Arabia had devised their own set of laws regarding cattle, claiming divine authority for them. They declared that whatever is in the wombs of these particular animals — the ones they had dedicated as *sa’ibah* (set free for their idols) and *bahirah* (whose ears were slit) — is reserved exclusively for their males. If a female offspring was born alive, it was forbidden for their women; only men could eat it. However, if the offspring was born dead, then both men and women could share it — a convenient exception driven by their own desires, not by any divine command.

This was a pure fabrication against Allah, a distortion of His lawful and unlawful. They attributed their own whims to divine legislation, showing how far human arrogance can go when it replaces God’s law with its own inventions. The verse then delivers a stern warning: Allah will certainly repay them for the lies they spread about Him. He is *Hakīm* (All-Wise) — His justice is perfect, and His punishment fits the crime. He is *‘Alīm* (All-Knowing) — nothing of their schemes, words, or hidden intentions escapes His knowledge.

A Da‘wah Reflection:

This verse is a timeless lesson for humanity: no one has the right to declare something lawful or unlawful except Allah, the Creator and Lawgiver. When people begin to legislate according to their own desires — whether in matters of food, worship, or daily life — they fall into the same trap as these polytheists. The beauty of Islam is that it frees us from this chaos. Allah, in His infinite mercy, has given us a complete and perfect guidance through the Qur’an and the Sunnah of His Prophet ﷺ. It is a guidance that protects human dignity, honors women, and establishes justice. When we submit to Allah’s law, we find peace, because we know that the One who created us knows what is best for us. Let this verse inspire you to reflect: are you following Allah’s commands, or are you following your own desires? The choice is yours — and the reward for sincere obedience is immense, while the consequence of fabrication is severe. Allah is indeed All-Wise and All-Knowing, and His promise is true.

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📜 Verse 137-141 — Al-An'am

137وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَادِهِمْ شُرَكَاؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ

And likewise, to many of the polytheists their partners have made [to seem] pleasing the killing of their children in order to bring about their destruction and to cover them with confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and that which they invent.

138وَقَالُوا هَٰذِهِ أَنْعَامٌ وَحَرْثٌ حِجْرٌ لَّا يَطْعَمُهَا إِلَّا مَن نَّشَاءُ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَأَنْعَامٌ حُرِّمَتْ ظُهُورُهَا وَأَنْعَامٌ لَّا يَذْكُرُونَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا افْتِرَاءً عَلَيْهِ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِم بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ

And they say, "These animals and crops are forbidden; no one may eat from them except whom we will," by their claim. And there are those [camels] whose backs are forbidden [by them] and those upon which the name of Allah is not mentioned - [all of this] an invention of untruth about Him. He will punish them for what they were inventing.

139وَقَالُوا مَا فِي بُطُونِ هَٰذِهِ الْأَنْعَامِ خَالِصَةٌ لِّذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِنَا ۖ وَإِن يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

140قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا أَوْلَادَهُمْ سَفَهًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَحَرَّمُوا مَا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ افْتِرَاءً عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ قَدْ ضَلُّوا وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ

Those will have lost who killed their children in foolishness without knowledge and prohibited what Allah had provided for them, inventing untruth about Allah. They have gone astray and were not [rightly] guided.

141۞ وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنشَأَ جَنَّاتٍ مَّعْرُوشَاتٍ وَغَيْرَ مَعْرُوشَاتٍ وَالنَّخْلَ وَالزَّرْعَ مُخْتَلِفًا أُكُلُهُ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالرُّمَّانَ مُتَشَابِهًا وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَابِهٍ ۚ كُلُوا مِن ثَمَرِهِ إِذَا أَثْمَرَ وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِ ۖ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

And He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.

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Surah Al-An'am Verse 139 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And they say, "What is in the bellies of these…

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