The Quran

سورة صٓ

Surah Sâd 38:5

The Truthful God · Verse 5 of 88

أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Has he turned (the whole lot of) gods (we worshipped) into One God? Very strange indeed is this thing.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Has he made the gods (all) into one Allah? Truly this is a wonderful thing!

Ahmed Ali

Has he turned so many gods into one deity? This is indeed a strange thing!"

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"What! has he made all the deities into One God. This is a very strange thing, indeed!"

Daryabadi

Maketh he the gods One God? Verily that is a thing astounding!

Faridul Haque

“Has he made all the Gods into One God? This is really something very strange!”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Makes he the gods a single God? Surely this is a strange thing.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`What ! has he made all the gods into one God? This is, indeed, an astounding thing.'

Muhammad Asad

Does he claim that all the deities are [but] one God? Verily, a most strange thing is this!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

Has he made the aliha (gods) (all) into One Ilah (God - Allah). Verily, this is a curious thing!

Muhammad Pickthall

Maketh he the gods One Allah? Lo! that is an astounding thing.

Muhammad Sarwar

They say, "Has he condemned all other gods but One? This is certainly strange".

Muhammed ali Shakir

What! makes he the gods a single Allah? A strange thing is this, to be sure!

Rashad Khalifa

Did he make the gods into one god? This is really strange.

Shabbir Ahmed

Does he blend all the gods into One God? This is a thing mind-boggling!”