The Holy Quran 16:56 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ

Translation

And they (the Mushrikeen) set aside a portion of what (food) We provide for them to those (gods) who (whose divinity) they do not know. (As mentioned in verse 136 of Surah 6, where Allaah says, "A portion of their crops and animals that Allaah created, they set aside for Allaah saying, "This is for Allaah," according to their estimation, “and this is for our partners.") By Allaah! You (O Mushrikeen) shall certainly be questioned (on the Day of Qiyaamah) about what (lies and practices) you fabricate.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

this is said about those who, in their crops, livestock and trade, set aside a votive offering for someone other than Allah (“Mudih al-Quran”), as was the custom of the Arab idolaters, which has already been mentioned in the third ruku' (section) of the eighth juz (one of the thirty parts of the Quran).

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