Surah anaam Ayat 14 Urdu translation

Surah anaam Ayat 14 meaning in urdu

کہو، اللہ کو چھوڑ کر کیا میں کسی اور کو اپنا سر پرست بنا لوں؟ اُس خدا کو چھوڑ کر جو زمین و آسمان کا خالق ہے اور جو روزی دیتا ہے روزی لیتا نہیں ہے؟ کہو، مجھے تو یہی حکم دیا گیا ہے کہ سب سے پہلے میں اُس کے آگے سر تسلیم خم کروں (اور تاکید کی گئی ہے کہ کوئی شرک کرتا ہے تو کرے) تو بہرحال مشرکوں میں شامل نہ ہو

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(6:14) Say: 'Shall I take for my guardian anyone other than Allah - the Originator of the heavens and earth; He Who feeds and Himself is not fed?' *10 Say: 'Surely I have been commanded to be the first among those who submit (to Allah) and not to be one of those who associate others with Allah in His divinity (even though others may do so).'

Say, "Is it other than Allah I should take as a protector, meaning

10. This remark contains a subtle sarcasm. Far from providing sustenance to their followers, the beings whom the polytheists set up as deities beside the true God were dependent upon them for their sustenance. No Pharaoh can maintain the pomp and splendour connected with his godhead unless his subjects pay their tax dues and make him other offerings. No deity can attract worshippers unless some of its devotees make an idol, place it in some magnificent temple, and decorate it lavishly. All these counterfeit gods are totally dependent upon their own servants. It is the Lord of the Universe alone Who is the True God, Whose godhead rests solely upon His.own power; Who needs the help of no one, whereas no one can dispense with His.