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Quran-40:42 Surah Ghafir English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

تَدۡعُونَنِي لِأَكۡفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَأُشۡرِكَ بِهِۦ مَا لَيۡسَ لِي بِهِۦ عِلۡمٞ وَأَنَا۠ أَدۡعُوكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡغَفَّـٰرِ

Transliteration:( Tad'oonanee li-akfura billaahi wa ushrika bihee maa laisa lee bihee 'ilmunw wa ana ad'ookum ilal'Azeezil Ghaffaar )

42 You call me that should disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him that which I have no knowledge of [113], while I invite [114] you towards the Honourable, the Great Forgiver" (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(42) You invite me to disbelieve in Allāh and associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.[1373] (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Ghafir Ayat 42 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

113. This restriction is for the narration of the incident because there is no proof of the association with Allah Almighty nor is anyone any concrete knowledge about it. People are committing polytheism through their own assumptions.

114. This tells us that calling towards the Prophet is, in reality, calling towards Allah Almighty, because this believer has called the people towards Musa (On whom be peace), to obey him.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Muminun verse 42 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 46.

(40:42) you call me to deny Allah and to associate with Him as His partners those regarding whom I have no knowledge (that they are Allah’s partners in His Divinity),[57] whereas I call you to the Most Mighty, the Most Forgiving?

Ala-Maududi

(40:42) you call me to deny Allah and to associate with Him as His partners those regarding whom I have no knowledge (that they are Allah’s partners in His Divinity),[57] whereas I call you to the Most Mighty, the Most Forgiving?


57. That is, about whom I have no scientific proof that they are God’s associates. Why should I then accept such a stupendous thing blindly that they also have a share in Godhead and that I have to serve them along with Allah?

(42) You invite me to disbelieve in Allāh and associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.[1373]

[1373]- Refer to footnotes in 38:66.

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