The Holy Quran 7:140 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَـٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Translation

He (Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "Should I seek for you another Ilaah besides Allaah, when He has favoured you above the (people of) universe (during your time)?" (This is sheer ignorance and rebellion.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, can gratitude for Allah's immense favours and acknowledgement of His due really consist in rebelling against Allah by worshipping something other than Allah? And how utterly shameful it is that a creation to whom Allah gave superiority over the whole world should fall prostrate before figures made with its own hands!

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