وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ
(21:25) Never did We send any Messenger before you to whom We did not reveal:
"There is no god but Me. So serve Me alone."
"There is no god but Me. So serve Me alone."
وَقَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَلَدٗاۗ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۚ بَلۡ عِبَادٞ مُّكۡرَمُونَ
(21:26) They say: "The Most Compassionate Lord has taken to Himself a son."6
Glory be to Him! Those whom they so designate are only His honoured servants.
Glory be to Him! Those whom they so designate are only His honoured servants.
لَا يَسۡبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَهُم بِأَمۡرِهِۦ يَعۡمَلُونَ
(21:27) They do not outstrip Him in speech and only act as He commands.
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يَشۡفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَتِهِۦ مُشۡفِقُونَ
(21:28) He knows whatever is before them and whatsoever is remote from them
and they do not intercede except for him, intercession on whose behalf pleases
Him, and they stand constantly in awe of Him.7
and they do not intercede except for him, intercession on whose behalf pleases
Him, and they stand constantly in awe of Him.7
۞وَمَن يَقُلۡ مِنۡهُمۡ إِنِّيٓ إِلَٰهٞ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
(21:29) And if anyone of them were to claim: "Indeed I am a god apart from
Him," We shall recompense both with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrong-doers.
Him," We shall recompense both with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrong-doers.