Surah 21:24

"Or have they taken gods other than Him? Say: ‘Bring your proof! This is a Reminder (for) those who are with me, and a Reminder (for) those who were before me.’ But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 21:24-25

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Verse 24

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةٗۖ قُلۡ هَاتُواْ بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡۖ هَٰذَا ذِكۡرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكۡرُ مَن قَبۡلِيۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ فَهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ

Or have they taken gods other than Him? Say: ‘Bring your proof! This is a Reminder (for) those who are with me, and a Reminder (for) those who were before me.’ But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

Verse 25

وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ

We have not sent any messenger before you except that We inspired him: ‘(There is) no god but Me, so serve Me!’

{0r have they taken for worship gods besides Him? Say:} - O Muhammad -

{Bring your proof.} your evidence for what you Eire saying.

{This is the Reminder for those with me} means, the Qur’an.

{and the Reminder for those before me} means, the previous Books, unlike what you claim. Each Book was revealed to each Prophet who was sent with the message that there is no god except Allah, but you idolators do not recognize the truth, so you turn away from it. Allah says:

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About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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