Surah Nahl ayat 74 Tafsir Quran 16:74

﴿فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾
[ النحل: 74]

16:74 So do not assert similarities to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.

So do not strike any similitude for God do not ascribe to God likenesses and then associate them with Him in power. Truly God knows that there is nothing like Him and you do not know this.

And you infidels must realize that Allah is beyond all comparison and like unto Him there is none. Therefore, do not set to Him examples nor express to Him comparisons and parables nor draw similes between Him and created beings, animate or inanimate, for He Knows and you do not

And they worship others besides Allah such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth nor the ability to do so ( 73 )So do not give examples on behalf of Allah.
Truly, Allah knows and you know not ( 74 ) Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him.
He says: مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ شَيْئًا ( such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth ) meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow.
They cannot do these things for themselves, even if they wanted to.
Thus Allah says: فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ( So do not give examples on behalf of Allah. ) meaning, do not set up rivals to Him or describe anything as being like Him. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ( Truly, Allah knows and you know not. ) meaning, He knows and bears witness that there is no god but Him, but you are ignorant and associate others in worship with Him.

(16:74) Make no comparisons, therefore, with Allah. *65 Allah knows but you do not know.

So do not assert similarities to Allah. meaning

*65) " Make no comparisons with Allah " : You should not compare AIlah with others nor consider Him to be unapproachable like worldly kings and rulers, to whom none can have access without the mediation and intercession of their courtiers and servants.
As Allah is not surrounded by angels, saints, favourites, etc., everyone can have direct access to Him without mediation by anyone.

 

And they worship others besides Allah such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth nor the ability to do so ( 73 )So do not give examples on behalf of Allah.
Truly, Allah knows and you know not ( 74 ) Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him.
He says: مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ شَيْئًا ( such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth ) meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow.
They cannot do these things for themselves, even if they wanted to.
Thus Allah says: فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ( So do not give examples on behalf of Allah. ) meaning, do not set up rivals to Him or describe anything as being like Him. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ( Truly, Allah knows and you know not. ) meaning, He knows and bears witness that there is no god but Him, but you are ignorant and associate others in worship with Him.

( So coin not similitudes for Allah ) do not ascribe sons and partners and co-equals to Allah. ( Lo! Allah knoweth ) that He has no son or partner; ( ye know not ) this, O congregation of disbelievers.

So put not forward similitudes for Allah (as there is nothing similar to Him, nor He resembles anything). Truly! Allah knows and you know not.

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