Al-Kahf 18:15
The Cave · Meccan · Juz 15 · Page 294
A Clear Proof
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةࣰۖ لَّوۡلَا يَأۡتُونَ عَلَيۡهِم بِسُلۡطَٰنِۭ بَيِّنࣲۖ فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰا ١٥
These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they bring no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
These people of ours have taken gods besides Him. Why do they not bring a clear proof for them?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, there are plain proofs like the heavens and the earth for Allah’s divinity, but no such proof exists for the divinity of any other.
Reflect
Think today about the evidence for something you believe.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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