Tafsir of Al-Anbiya' 21:22

Surah Al-Anbiya' 21:22

ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ

Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

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لو كان فيهما آلهة

Had there been therein gods, means, in the heavens and the earth,

إﻻ الله

besides Allah,

لفسدتا

then verily, both would have been ruined. This is like the Ayah:

ما اتخذ الله من ولد وما كان معه من إله إذا لذهب كل إله بما خلق ولعﻼ بعضهم على بعض سبحن الله عما يصفون

No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him. Then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! (23:91) And Allah says here:

فسبحان الله رب العرش عما يصفون

Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, above all that they associate with Him! meaning, glorified be He above what they say about Him having offspring or partners; glorified and exalted and sanctified be He far above all the lies that they fabricate

ﻻ يسٲل عما يفعل وهم يسٲلون