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Surah Fatir, Ayah 3 (35:3)

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ هَلْ مِنْ خَٰلِقٍ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ …

Quran 35:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 434 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:3
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّاسُٱذْكُرُوا۟نِعْمَتَٱللَّهِعَلَيْكُمْ ۚهَلْمِنْخَٰلِقٍغَيْرُٱللَّهِيَرْزُقُكُممِّنَٱلسَّمَآءِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّاهُوَ ۖفَأَنَّىٰتُؤْفَكُونَ٣
yāayyuhā l-nāsu udh'kurū niʿ'mata l-lahi ʿalaykum hal min khāliqin ghayru l-lahi yarzuqukum mina l-samāi wal-arḍi lā ilāha illā huwa fa-annā tu'fakūna

O mankind, remember the favor of Allāh upon you. Is there any creator other than Allāh who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?(3)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
  2. ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsumankind
  3. ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurūRemember
  4. نِعْمَتَniʿ'mata(the) Favor
  5. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  6. عَلَيْكُمْ ۚʿalaykumupon you
  7. هَلْhalIs
  8. مِنْmin(there) any
  9. خَٰلِقٍkhāliqincreator
  10. غَيْرُghayruother (than) Allah
  11. ٱللَّهِl-lahiother (than) Allah
  12. يَرْزُقُكُمyarzuqukumwho provides for you
  13. مِّنَminafrom
  14. ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky
  15. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
  16. لَآlā(There is) no
  17. إِلَٰهَilāhagod
  18. إِلَّاillābut
  19. هُوَ ۖhuwaHe
  20. فَأَنَّىٰfa-annāThen, how
  21. تُؤْفَكُونَtu'fakūna(are) you deluded

Tafsir (commentary) of 35:3

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The Evidence of Tawhid

Allah shows His servants that they should worship Him Alone, for just as He is Independent in His power of creation and provision, so He should be worshipped Alone with no partners or associates such as idols and false gods. So Allah says:

لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ

(La ilaha illa Huwa. How then are you turning away (from Him)) meaning, `how can you turn away from Him after this has been made clear and this proof has been made obvious, but you still worship idols and false gods' And Allah knows best.

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