17:40

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Trip)

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Dynamic translation

(17:40) Has your Lord honored you with sons and taken for Himself daughters from among the angels? Verily, you speak terrible words.

Arabic text

(17:40) أَفَأَصْفَاكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِالْبَنِينَ وَاتَّخَذَ مِنَ الْمَلآئِكَةِ إِنَاثًا إِنَّكُمْ لَتَقُولُونَ قَوْلاً عَظِيمًا

Connected ideas

(43:19) They turned the Angels who obey the Merciful into women. Were they (witnesses) to their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

(53:27) In fact, those who do not believe in the Last Life call angels by women's names.