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Surah Maryam Ayat 46 in Arabic Text

قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنۡ ءَالِهَتِي يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُۖ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ لَأَرۡجُمَنَّكَۖ وَٱهۡجُرۡنِي مَلِيّٗا
Qaala araaghibun anta ‘an aalihatee yaaa Ibraaheemu la ‘il lam tantahi la arjumannaka wahjurnee maliyyaa

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 46

Sahih International
[His father] said, “Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time.”

Yusuf Ali
(The father) replied: “Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!”

Abul Ala Maududi
The father said: “Abraham, have you turned away from my gods? If you do not give this up, I shall stone you to death. Now begone from me forever.”

Muhsin Khan
He (the father) said: “Do you reject my gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)? If you stop not (this), I will indeed stone you. So get away from me safely before I punish you.”

Pickthall
He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while!

Dr. Ghali
Said he, “Do you desirously shirk from my gods, O Ibrahîm? Indeed, in case you do not refrain, indeed I will definitely stone you; so forsake me for a long while.”

Abdel Haleem
His father answered, ‘Abraham, do you reject my gods? I will stone you if you do not stop this. Keep out of my way!’

Muhammad Junagarhi
اس نے جواب دیا کہ اے ابراہیم! کیا تو ہمارے معبودوں سے روگردانی کر رہا ہے۔ سن اگر تو باز نہ آیا تو میں تجھے پتھروں سے مار ڈالوں گا، جا ایک مدت دراز تک مجھ سے الگ ره

Quran 19 Verse 46 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Maryam ayat 46, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(19:46) The father said: “Abraham, have you turned away from my gods? If you do not give this up, I shall stone you to death. Now begone from me forever.”


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

46. He (the father) said: “Do you revile my gods, O Ibrahim If you stop not (this), I will La’arjumannak. So get away from me Maliyan.” 47. Ibrahim said: “Peace be on you! I will ask forgiveness of my Lord for you. Verily, He is unto me Hafiyyan. 48. And I shall turn away from you and from those whom you invoke besides Allah. And I shall call upon my Lord, and I certainly hope that I shall not be unblessed in my invocation to my Lord.”


The Reply of Ibrahim’s Father

Allah, the Exalted, informs of the reply of Ibrahim’s father to his son, Ibrahim, in reference to what he was calling him to. He said,

﴿أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِى يإِبْرَهِيمُ﴾

(Do you revile my gods, O Ibrahim) This means, “If you do not want to worship them (the idols) and you are not pleased with them, then at least stop cursing, abusing, and reviling them. For verily, if you do not cease, I will punish you, curse you and revile you.” This is the meaning of his statement;

﴿لأَرْجُمَنَّكَ﴾

(La’arjumannaka.) Ibn `Abbas, As-Suddi, Ibn Jurayj, Ad-Dahhak and others said this. Concerning His statement,

﴿وَاهْجُرْنِى مَلِيّاً﴾

(So get away from me Maliyan.) Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Mujahid bin Ishaq all said, “Maliyan means forever.” Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, “For a long time.” As-Suddi said,

﴿وَاهْجُرْنِى مَلِيّاً﴾

(So get away from me safely Maliyan. ) “This means forever.” Ali bin Abi Talhah and Al-`Awfi both reported that Ibn `Abbas said,

﴿وَاهْجُرْنِى مَلِيّاً﴾

(So get away from me safely Maliyan.) “This means to go away in peace and safety before you are afflicted with a punishment from me.” Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, `Atiyah Al-Jadali, Malik and others said the same. This is also the view preferred by Ibn Jarir.

The Reply of Allah’s Friend (Khalil)

With this, Ibrahim said to his father,

﴿سَلَـمٌ عَلَيْكَ﴾

(Peace be on you!) This is as Allah said concerning the description of the believers,

﴿وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الجَـهِلُونَ قَالُواْ سَلاَماً﴾

(and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they say, “Salaman ﴿peace﴾.”) ﴿25:63﴾ Allah also says,

﴿وَإِذَا سَمِعُواْ اللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُواْ عَنْهُ وَقَالُواْ لَنَآ أَعْمَـلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَـلُكُمْ سَلَـمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لاَ نَبْتَغِى الْجَـهِلِينَ ﴾

(And when they hear Al-Laghw (false speech), they withdraw from it and say: “To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not (the way of) the ignorant.”) ﴿28:55﴾ The meaning of Ibrahim’s statement to his father,

﴿سَلَـمٌ عَلَيْكَ﴾

(Peace be on you!) “You will not receive any insult or harm from me.” This is due to the respect and honor of fatherhood.

﴿سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي﴾

(I will ask forgiveness of my Lord for you.) meaning “But, I will ask Allah to guide you and forgive you for your sin.”

﴿إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِى حَفِيّاً﴾

(Verily, He is unto me Hafiyya.) Ibn `Abbas and others said that Hafiyyan means, “Kind.” Meaning, “since He guided me to worship Him and direct my religious devotion to Him alone.” As-Suddi said, “Al-Hafi is One Who is concerned with his (Ibrahim’s) affair.” Thus, Ibrahim sought forgiveness for his father for a very long time, even after he migrated to Ash-Sham. He continued to seek forgiveness for him even after building the Sacred Masjid (in Makkah) and after the birth of his two sons, Isma`il and Ishaq. This can be seen in his statement,

﴿رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَالِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ ﴾

(Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established.) ﴿14:41﴾ From this tradition, during the beginning stages of Islam, the Muslims used to seek forgiveness for their relatives and their family members who were polytheists. They did this following the way of Ibrahim, the Khalil (Friend) of Allah, until Allah revealed,

﴿قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِى إِبْرَهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُواْ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءآؤاْ مِّنْكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ﴾

(Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim and those with him, when they said to their people: “Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah.”) ﴿60:4﴾ Until Allah’s statement,

﴿إِلاَّ قَوْلَ إِبْرَهِيمَ لاًّبِيهِ لاّسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ﴾

(Except the saying of Ibrahim to his father: “Verily, I will ask forgiveness (from Allah) for you, but I have no power to do anything for you before Allah.”) ﴿60:4﴾ meaning, except for this statement, so do not follow it. Then Allah explains that Ibrahim abandoned this statement and retracted it. Allah, the Exalted, says,

﴿مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِىِّ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُواْ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ﴾

(It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah’s forgiveness for the idolators.) ﴿9:113﴾ Until Allah’s statement,

﴿وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَهِيمَ لاًّبِيهِ إِلاَّ عَن مَّوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ إِنَّ إِبْرَهِيمَ لأَوَّاهٌ حَلِيمٌ ﴾

(And Ibrahim’s invoking for his father’s forgiveness was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he is an enemy of Allah, he dissociated himself from him. Verily, Ibrahim was Awwah, forbearing.) ﴿9:114﴾ Concerning Allah’s statement,

﴿وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَأَدْعُو رَبِّى﴾

(And I shall turn away from you and from those whom you invoke besides Allah. And I shall call upon my Lord,) This means, “And I worship my Lord alone, associating no partners with Him.”

﴿عَسَى أَلاَّ أَكُونَ بِدُعَآءِ رَبِّى شَقِيًّا﴾

(I certainly hope that I shall not be unblessed in my invocation to my Lord. ) The word `Asa (I hope) here means that which will necessarily occur and not that which is hoped for from the impossible. For verily, he (Ibrahim) is the leader of the Prophets other than Muhammad .

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