The Quran

سورة الزّخرُف

Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:45

The Ornaments · Verse 45 of 89

وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُسُلِنَا أَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُونِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ آلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And ask those of Our Messenger whom We sent before you whether We (ever) appointed any deities to be worshipped apart from the Most Gracious (God).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; did We appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped?

Ahmed Ali

Inquire of apostles We had sent before you if We appointed gods to be worshipped other than Ar-Rahman.

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Ali Unal

And ask (their true followers about) those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you: Did We ever enable deities to be worshipped apart from the All-Merciful?

Daryabadi

And ask thou Our apostles whom We sent before thee: appointed We gods, beside the Compassionate, to be worshipped?

Faridul Haque

And ask them - did any of the Noble Messengers We sent before you, appoint any other Gods except the Most Gracious, whom they used to worship?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent?

Maulvi Sher Ali

And ask those of Our Messengers whom WE sent before thee, `Did WE appoint any deities beside the Gracious God, to be worshiped?'

Muhammad Asad

Yet [above all else,] ask any of Our apostles whom We sent forth before thy time whether We have ever allowed that deities other than the Most Gracious be worshipped!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And ask (O Muhammad SAW) those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you: "Did We ever appoint aliha (gods) to be worshipped besides the Most Beneficent (Allah)?"

Muhammad Pickthall

And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent?

Muhammad Sarwar

You can ask Our Messengers whom We sent before you if We had commanded them to worship other gods besides the Beneficent God?".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before you: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent Allah?

Rashad Khalifa

Check the messengers we sent before you: "Have we ever appointed any other gods - beside the Most Gracious - to be worshipped?"

Shabbir Ahmed

Ask the Messengers We sent before you (through their messages). Did We ever appoint gods to be worshiped other than the Most Gracious?