Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ النَّحْلِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٢٨

Surah An-Nahl Verse 20

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Verses 20–21

2 verses

An-Nahl 20

وَالَّذ۪ينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَۜ ۝٢٠

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

20Velleẕîne yedʿûne min dûni-llâhi lâ yaḫlüḳûne şeyʾev vehüm yuḫleḳûn.

English Translation

English Translation

20Yet those whom they place between themselves and Allah and implore in prayer, far from creating anything, have themselves been created.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

20The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.