Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Luqman 31:25

Surah Luqman 31:25

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ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know.

The Idolators admitted that Allah is the Creator Allah tells us that these idolators who associated others with Him admitted that Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, is the Creator of heaven and earth yet they still worshipped others besides Him who they recognized were created by Him and subjugated to Him. Allah says:

ولين سٲلتهم من خلق السماوات واﻻرض ليقولن الله قل الحمد لله

And if you ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth,'' they will certainly say: "Allah.'' Say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah!'' By their admitting that, proof is established against them,

بل أكثرهم ﻻ يعلمون

But most of them know not. Then Allah says:

Tafsir of Luqman 31:25

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