Surah Al-An’am Ayat 19 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 19
Say, “What thing is greatest in testimony?” Say, “Allah is witness between me and you. And this Qur’an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches. Do you [truly] testify that with Allah there are other deities?” Say, “I will not testify [with you].” Say, “Indeed, He is but one God, and indeed, I am free of what you associate [with Him].”
Say: “What thing is most weighty in evidence?” Say: “Allah is witness between me and you; This Qur’an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah?” Say: “Nay! I cannot bear witness!” Say: “But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him.”
Ask them: ‘Whose testimony is the greatest?’ Say: ‘Allah is the witness between me and you; and this Qur’an was revealed to me that I should warn you thereby and also whomsoever it may reach.’ Do you indeed testify that there are other gods with Allah? Say: ‘I shall never testify such a thing.’ Say: ‘He is the One God and I am altogether averse to all that you associate with Him in His divinity.’
Say (O Muhammad SAW): “What thing is the most great in witness?” Say: “Allah (the Most Great!) is Witness between me and you; this Quran has been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach. Can you verily bear witness that besides Allah there are other aliha (gods)?” Say “I bear no (such) witness!” Say: “But in truth He (Allah) is the only one Ilah (God). And truly I am innocent of what you join in worship with Him.”
Say (O Muhammad): What thing is of most weight in testimony? Say: Allah is Witness between me and you. And this Qur’an hath been inspired in me, that I may warn therewith you and whomsoever it may reach. Do ye in sooth bear witness that there are gods beside Allah? Say: I bear no such witness. Say: He is only One Allah. Lo! I am innocent of that which ye associate (with Him).
Say, “Which thing is greatest in testimony?” Say, ” Allah is Ever- Witnessing between me and you; and this Qur’an has been revealed to me to warn you thereby and whomever it reaches.” Do you surely bear witness indeed that there are other gods with Allah?” Say, “I do not bear witness.” Say, “Surely He is only One God, and surely I (myself) am quit of whatever you associate (with Him).”
Say, ‘What counts most as a witness?’ Say, ‘God is witness between you and me. This Quran was revealed for me to warn you [people] and everyone it reaches. Do you really bear witness that there are other gods beside God?’ Say, ‘I myself do not bear witness [to any such thing].’ Say, ‘He is only one God, and I disown whatever you join with Him.’
آپ کہئے کہ سب سے بڑی چیز گواہی دینے کے لئے کون ہے، آپ کہئے کہ میرے اور تمہارے درمیان اللہ گواه ہے اور میرے پاس یہ قرآن بطور وحی کے بھیجا گیا ہے تاکہ میں اس قرآن کے ذریعے سے تم کو اور جس جس کو یہ قرآن پہنچے ان سب کو ڈراؤں کیا تم سچ مچ یہی گواہی دو گے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کے ساتھ کچھ اور معبود بھی ہیں، آپ کہہ دیجئے کہ میں تو گواہی نہیں دیتا۔ آپ فرما دیجئے کہ بس وه تو ایک ہی معبود ہے اور بےشک میں تمہارے شرک سے بیزار ہوں
Quran 6 Verse 19 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-An’am ayat 19, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(6:19) Ask them: ‘Whose testimony is the greatest?’ Say: ‘Allah is the witness between me and you;[11] and this Qur’an was revealed to me that I should warn you thereby and also whomsoever it may reach.’ Do you indeed testify that there are other gods with Allah?[12] Say: ‘I shall never testify such a thing.’ [13] Say: ‘He is the One God and I am altogether averse to all that you associate with Him in His divinity.’
11. God Himself witnesses that the Prophet (peace be on him) has been designated by Him and that what he communicated was by His command.
12. In order to bear witness to something, mere guesswork and imagination are not sufficient. What is required is knowledge on the basis of which a person can state something with full conviction. Hence. the question means: Did they really have knowledge of anyone other than God who could lay claim to man’s worship and absolute service by dint of being the omnipotent sovereign, the one whose will prevailed throughout the universe?
13. The interlocutor is instructed to tell people that if they wanted to bear false witness and testify without knowledge, they could do so, but that he himself could not do something so unreasonable.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Anam verse 19 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anam ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 21.
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