An-Najm 53:21
The Star · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 526
Males for You, Females for Him?
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٢١
Are yours the males and His the females.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Is the male for you and the female for Him?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, you take male names for yourselves and give female names to what you worship, and you attribute femaleness to the angels.
Reflect
Don’t deem fit for others what you wouldn’t want for yourself.
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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