16:74
فَلَاتَضْرِبُوا۟لِلَّهِٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَيَعْلَمُوَأَنتُمْلَاتَعْلَمُونَ٧٤
falā taḍribū lillahi l-amthāla inna l-laha yaʿlamu wa-antum lā taʿlamūna
So do not assert similarities to Allāh. Indeed, Allāh knows and you do not know.(74)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 74 (16:74)
ٱلنَّحْل
فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Quran 16:74 is ayah 74 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 275 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 28
- Page 275
- Ruku 10
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
- تَضْرِبُوا۟taḍribūput forth
- لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
- ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚl-amthālathe similitude
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- وَأَنتُمْwa-antumand you
- لَاlā(do) not
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:74
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:73–74 together.