ءَالِهَتَ
Appears 4 times in Quran
Derived Words (2)
Words derived from the stem "ءَالِهَتَ".
- and thy gods
- your gods
Occurrences in Quran
Found 4 verses containing "ءَالِهَتَ".
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ أَتَذَرُ مُوسَىٰ وَقَوْمَهُۥ لِيُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَءَالِهَتَكَ ۚ قَالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّا فَوْقَهُمْ قَٰهِرُونَ
2:50; 7:142; 14:7; 28:5.
2:50; 7:142; 14:7; 28:5.
It were the chiefs themselves who had counselled Pharaoh to give respite to Moses and his brother (7:112); but now the same chiefs blame him for the time he had given to Moses and Aaron in accordance with their own advice. This is how those who meet with disgrace and humiliation become morally degraded.
Pharaoh himself was worshipped as a god by his people (28:39) and he in turn worshipped other deities. Hence the chiefs accused Moses and Aaron of having denounced the worship of Pharaoh and his gods.
The word Nuqattilu is in the intensified form and expresses the sense of ruthlessness and a slow and gradual process of killing.
2:50; 7:142; 14:7; 28:5.
Important Words:
قاھرون (dominant). For the full meaning of this word see 6:19.
Commentary:
It was the chiefs themselves who had counselled Pharaoh to give respite to Moses and his brother (7:112); but now the same chiefs blamed him for the delay he had allowed Moses and Aaron in accordance with their own advice. This is how a deterioration takes place in the morals of those who meet with disgrace and humiliation.
Pharaoh himself was worshipped as a god by his people (28:39) and he in turn worshipped other deities. Hence, the chief men accused Moses and Aaron of having denounced the worship of Pharaoh and his gods.
The verb نقتل (we will ruthlessly slay) is in the intensified form and expresses the sense of ruthlessness and a slow and gradual process.
This expression is thus intended to signify the hardship and privations which Pharaoh inflicted on the Israelites and by means of which he sought to bring about their gradual but sure and ruthless destruction. The Quran, therefore, cannot be accused of anachronism on the ground that Pharaoh did not slay the children of the Israelites after Moses went to him as a Messenger of God, for it is an authentic fact of history that both before and after Moses went to Pharaoh with his message, the latter had put into execution schemes against the Israelites with a view to bringing about their gradual but inevitable ruin. This is the reason why the Israelites said to Moses and Aaron, "Ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us" (Exod. 5:21). Reference to this is to be found in 7:130. Moreover, the verse does not say that Pharaoh actually caused the Israelite children to be slain on this occasion. It only mentions a threat and not an accomplished fact.
b
2:50; 7:142; 14:7; 28:5.
a
2:50; 7:142; 14:7; 28:5.
1017
Important Words:
قاھرون (dominant). For the full meaning of this word see 6:19.
Commentary:
It was the chiefs themselves who had counselled Pharaoh to give respite to Moses and his brother (7:112); but now the same chiefs blamed him for the delay he had allowed Moses and Aaron in accordance with their own advice. This is how a deterioration takes place in the morals of those who meet with disgrace and humiliation.
Pharaoh himself was worshipped as a god by his people (28:39) and he in turn worshipped other deities. Hence, the chief men accused Moses and Aaron of having denounced the worship of Pharaoh and his gods.
The verb نقتل (we will ruthlessly slay) is in the intensified form and expresses the sense of ruthlessness and a slow and gradual process.
This expression is thus intended to signify the hardship and privations which Pharaoh inflicted on the Israelites and by means of which he sought to bring about their gradual but sure and ruthless destruction. The Quran, therefore, cannot be accused of anachronism on the ground that Pharaoh did not slay the children of the Israelites after Moses went to him as a Messenger of God, for it is an authentic fact of history that both before and after Moses went to Pharaoh with his message, the latter had put into execution schemes against the Israelites with a view to bringing about their gradual but inevitable ruin. This is the reason why the Israelites said to Moses and Aaron, "Ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us" (Exod. 5:21). Reference to this is to be found in 7:130. Moreover, the verse does not say that Pharaoh actually caused the Israelite children to be slain on this occasion. It only mentions a threat and not an accomplished fact.
a
2:50; 7:142; 14:7; 28:5.
1034
It were the chiefs themselves who had counselled Pharaoh to give respite to Moses and his brother (7:112); but now the same chiefs blame him for the time he had given to Moses and Aaron in accordance with their own advice. This is how those who meet with disgrace and humiliation become morally degraded.
1035
Pharaoh himself was worshipped as a god by his people (28:39) and he in turn worshipped other deities. Hence the chiefs accused Moses and Aaron of having denounced the worship of Pharaoh and his gods.
1036
The word Nuqattilu is in the intensified form and expresses the sense of ruthlessness and a slow and gradual process of killing.
وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ
25:42.
13:31.
An Arab would say: La’in dhakartani la-tandamanna, i.e. if thou speak ill of me, thou wilt assuredly repent (Lane).
25:42.
13:31.
Commentary:
The words, "Is this the one who makes an evil mention of your gods," are expressive of contempt and contumely for the Holy Prophet on the part of disbelievers. They think it presumptuous on the Prophet’s part to speak slightingly of their gods. To this contemptuous expression of disbelievers the Quran replies by saying that if they think that it is presumptuous on the part of the Holy Prophetto speak disparagingly of their false gods, what do they think of their own contemptuous rejection of the very mention of the Gracious God?
a
13:31.
c
25:42.
a
25:42.
b
13:31.
2377
Commentary:
The words, "Is this the one who makes an evil mention of your gods," are expressive of contempt and contumely for the Holy Prophet on the part of disbelievers. They think it presumptuous on the Prophet’s part to speak slightingly of their gods. To this contemptuous expression of disbelievers the Quran replies by saying that if they think that it is presumptuous on the part of the Holy Prophetto speak disparagingly of their false gods, what do they think of their own contemptuous rejection of the very mention of the Gracious God?
a
25:42.
b
13:31.
1887A
An Arab would say: La’in dhakartani la-tandamanna, i.e. if thou speak ill of me, thou wilt assuredly repent (Lane).
قَالُوا۟ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ
29:25; 37:98.
29:25; 37:98.
29:25; 37:98.
Commentary:
Being unable to refute Abraham’s argument, no course was left open to his idolatrous people but to have recourse to persecuting and tormenting him and if possible to killing or burning him to death—indeed a very clear but mean confession of their discomfiture and defeat at Abraham’s hands. Similarly did the opponents of the Holy Prophet plot against him. The Quran says: And remember the time when the disbelievers plotted against thee that they might imprison thee or kill thee or expel thee (8:31).
Besides the verse under comment, at two other places in the Quran the plot against Abraham has been mentioned. In 29:25 we have: And the answer of his people was only that they said, 'slay him or burn him' and in 37:98 it is stated: they said, 'Build for him a structure and cast him into the fire.'
b
29:25; 37:98.
b
29:25; 37:98.
2402
Commentary:
Being unable to refute Abraham’s argument, no course was left open to his idolatrous people but to have recourse to persecuting and tormenting him and if possible to killing or burning him to death—indeed a very clear but mean confession of their discomfiture and defeat at Abraham’s hands. Similarly did the opponents of the Holy Prophet plot against him. The Quran says: And remember the time when the disbelievers plotted against thee that they might imprison thee or kill thee or expel thee (8:31).
Besides the verse under comment, at two other places in the Quran the plot against Abraham has been mentioned. In 29:25 we have: And the answer of his people was only that they said, 'slay him or burn him' and in 37:98 it is stated: they said, 'Build for him a structure and cast him into the fire.'
b
29:25; 37:98.
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا
انہی ناموں پر مکہ اور طائف والوں نے بھی بت بنائے ہوئے تھے۔ اصل میں یہ نام ستاروں اور ان کی منزلوں کے لحاظ سے ہیں۔ مسیحی مصنّف اپنی بیوقوفی سے کہتے ہیں کہ محمد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے مکہ کے بُتوں کو نوحؑ کی قوم کی طرف منسوب کر دیا ہے۔ حالانکہ وہمی باتیں ایک دوسرے سے نقل ہوتی جاتی ہیں۔ بُت بھی وہمی ہیں۔ مکہ والوں نے اپنے باپ دادوں سے سُن کر اپنے بُتوں کے یہ نام رکھے تھے۔
38:7.
Wadd was an idol worshipped by Banu Kalb in Daumatul-Jandal. It was in a man’s figure representing manly power. Suwa‘ was an idol of Banu Hudhail. It was in a woman’s shape, representing female beauty. Yaghuth belonged to the tribe of Murad, and Ya‘uq in the shape of horse was worshipped by Hamdan. Nasr, an idol of the Dhul-Kila‘ tribe, was in the shape of an eagle or vulture, representing long life or insight. Noah’s people were steeped in idol-worship. They had many idols, the five mentioned in the verse under comment being the most popular. The Arabs, several centuries afterwards, are supposed to have brought them from Iraq. Hubul, their most famous idol was brought from Syria by ‘Amir bin Lohayy; their own principal idols being Lat, Manat and ‘Uzza. Or, they might have named their own idols after the idols of the tribe of Noah as the two peoples lived not very distant from each other and there was general intercourse between them. There is nothing impossible or improbable in the two nei
38:7.
Important Words:
ود (Wadd) is derived from ود (Wadda). They say ودہ i.e. he loved him or it. ود (Wadd) was an idol worshipped by the tribe of Banu Kalb in Daumatul-Jandal. It was in a man’s figure, representing manly power.
سواع (Suwa‘) is derived from ساع. They say ساع الشیء i.e. the thing was wasted (Lane). سواع was an idol which the BanuHudhail worshipped. It was in a woman’s shape, representing female beauty.
یغوث (Yaghuth) is derived from غاث. They say أغاثه i.e. he aided or helped him. یغوث was an idol belonging to the tribe of Murad. Its votaries believed that it helped them when they called for help.
یعوق (Ya‘uq) is derived from عاق. They say عاقه عن کذا i.e. he hindered or prevented or withheld him from such a thing (Lane). یعوق was an idol belonging to the tribe of Hamdan. It was in the shape of a horse, representing swiftness. Its votaries believed that it prevented the enemy from doing harm to its worshippers, and warded off calamities from them.
نسر (Nasr) is derived from نسر. They say نسر الطیر i.e. the bird tore it with its beak. نسر means, eagle or vulture (Aqrab). It was an idol of the Dhul-Kila‘ tribe. It was in the shape of an eagle or vulture, representing long life or insight.
Commentary:
From time immemorial, man, in his ignorance, has worshipped forces of nature, idols made of wood or stone, and human beings. Noah’s people were steeped in idol worship. They had many idols, the five mentioned in the verse under comment being the most popular. The Arabs, several centuries afterwards, are supposed to have brought them from Iraq; Hubal, their most famous idol, was brought from Syria by ‘Amir bin Lohay; their own principal idols being Lat, Manat and ‘Uzza. Or the Arabs might have named their own idols after the idols of the tribe of Noah as the two peoples were not very distant from each other and there was general intercourse between them. There is nothing impossible or improbable in the two neighbouring idolatrous peoples having identical names for their idols.
d
38:7.
1495A
这些都是阿拉伯异教人所崇拜的偶像的名字。
1
انہی ناموں پر مکہ اور طائف والوں نے بھی بت بنائے ہوئے تھے۔ اصل میں یہ نام ستاروں اور ان کی منزلوں کے لحاظ سے ہیں۔ مسیحی مصنّف اپنی بیوقوفی سے کہتے ہیں کہ محمد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے مکہ کے بُتوں کو نوحؑ کی قوم کی طرف منسوب کر دیا ہے۔ حالانکہ وہمی باتیں ایک دوسرے سے نقل ہوتی جاتی ہیں۔ بُت بھی وہمی ہیں۔ مکہ والوں نے اپنے باپ دادوں سے سُن کر اپنے بُتوں کے یہ نام رکھے تھے۔
e
38:7.
4395
Important Words:
ود (Wadd) is derived from ود (Wadda). They say ودہ i.e. he loved him or it. ود (Wadd) was an idol worshipped by the tribe of Banu Kalb in Daumatul-Jandal. It was in a man’s figure, representing manly power.
سواع (Suwa‘) is derived from ساع. They say ساع الشیء i.e. the thing was wasted (Lane). سواع was an idol which the BanuHudhail worshipped. It was in a woman’s shape, representing female beauty.
یغوث (Yaghuth) is derived from غاث. They say أغاثه i.e. he aided or helped him. یغوث was an idol belonging to the tribe of Murad. Its votaries believed that it helped them when they called for help.
یعوق (Ya‘uq) is derived from عاق. They say عاقه عن کذا i.e. he hindered or prevented or withheld him from such a thing (Lane). یعوق was an idol belonging to the tribe of Hamdan. It was in the shape of a horse, representing swiftness. Its votaries believed that it prevented the enemy from doing harm to its worshippers, and warded off calamities from them.
نسر (Nasr) is derived from نسر. They say نسر الطیر i.e. the bird tore it with its beak. نسر means, eagle or vulture (Aqrab). It was an idol of the Dhul-Kila‘ tribe. It was in the shape of an eagle or vulture, representing long life or insight.
Commentary:
From time immemorial, man, in his ignorance, has worshipped forces of nature, idols made of wood or stone, and human beings. Noah’s people were steeped in idol worship. They had many idols, the five mentioned in the verse under comment being the most popular. The Arabs, several centuries afterwards, are supposed to have brought them from Iraq; Hubal, their most famous idol, was brought from Syria by ‘Amir bin Lohay; their own principal idols being Lat, Manat and ‘Uzza. Or the Arabs might have named their own idols after the idols of the tribe of Noah as the two peoples were not very distant from each other and there was general intercourse between them. There is nothing impossible or improbable in the two neighbouring idolatrous peoples having identical names for their idols.
g
38:7.
3134
Wadd was an idol worshipped by Banu Kalb in Daumatul-Jandal. It was in a man’s figure representing manly power. Suwa‘ was an idol of Banu Hudhail. It was in a woman’s shape, representing female beauty. Yaghuth belonged to the tribe of Murad, and Ya‘uq in the shape of horse was worshipped by Hamdan. Nasr, an idol of the Dhul-Kila‘ tribe, was in the shape of an eagle or vulture, representing long life or insight. Noah’s people were steeped in idol-worship. They had many idols, the five mentioned in the verse under comment being the most popular. The Arabs, several centuries afterwards, are supposed to have brought them from Iraq. Hubul, their most famous idol was brought from Syria by ‘Amir bin Lohayy; their own principal idols being Lat, Manat and ‘Uzza. Or, they might have named their own idols after the idols of the tribe of Noah as the two peoples lived not very distant from each other and there was general intercourse between them. There is nothing impossible or improbable in the two nei