سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:180
The Elevated Places · Verse 180 of 206
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And to Allâh alone belong all the fairest and most perfect attributes, so call on Him by these, and leave alone those who deviate from the right way with respect to His attributes (and violate their sanctity). They shall be repaid with punishment for their (evil) deeds.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited.
Ahmed Ali
All the names of God are beautiful, so call Him by them; and leave those alone who act profanely towards His names: They will be retributed for their deeds.
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Ali Unal
To God belong the All-Beautiful Names so call and pray to Him by them. And keep aloof from those who blaspheme (and distort the meaning of) His Names. They will be recompensed for what they are doing.
Daryabadi
Allah´s are the excellent names; so call on Him thereby; and leave alone those who profane His names. Anon will they be requitcd for that which they were wont to work.
Faridul Haque
And for Allah only are the best names, so invoke Him by them; and abandon those who depart from the truth regarding His names; they will soon receive the reward of their deeds.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And Allah
Maulvi Sher Ali
And to ALLAH alone belong all perfect attributes. So call on HIM by these attributes. And leave alone those who deviate from the right way with respect to HIS attributes. They shall be requited for what they do.
Muhammad Asad
AND GOD'S [alone] are the attributes of perfection; invoke Him, then, by these, and stand aloof from all who distort the meaning of His attributes they shall be requited for all that they were wont to do!
Muhammad Musin Khan
And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be requited for what they used to do.
Muhammad Pickthall
Allah's are the fairest names. Invoke Him by them. And leave the company of those who blaspheme His names. They will be requited what they do.
Muhammad Sarwar
God has the most blessed Names. You should address Him in your worship by these Names and keep away from those who pervert them. They will be recompensed for their (evil) deeds.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And Allah's are the best names, therefore call on Him thereby, and leave alone those who violate the sanctity of His names; they shall be recompensed for what they did.
Rashad Khalifa
To GOD belongs the most beautiful names; call upon Him therewith, and disregard those who distort His names. They will be requited for their sins.
Shabbir Ahmed
All Names of God are the fairest names. You can invoke Him by any of them. Be mindful not to over-emphasize a single attribute of His (that is called ‘ilhaad’’). Leave the company of those who take one of His Attributes and run aside to dwell upon it. They will soon be awarded for their misdoings.
Commentary 7:180 The proper name of our Lord is simply Allâh. Allâh is not a compound of al and ilâha as some incorrectly think. His attributive Names are many (cf. 7:54)…
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ
7:180 The proper name of our Lord is simply Allâh. Allâh is not a compound of al and ilâha as some incorrectly think. His attributive Names are many (cf. 7:54) and He has taught some of them to us through His self-disclosure. These attributive Names should be part of our prayers, worship and praise. We must endeavour to mould our life according to them (cf. 2:138); this is the only right and straight path we ask for in our daily ritual Prayers (1:5). The verse also informs us of how our prayers can be accepted through calling Him by these Names. We should invoke those Attributes of our Lord that are directly related to the object of our prayer. On the other hand, we must not, as the verse says, associate with people who use Allâh’s Names with profanity or as a suggestion of anything derogatory to His dignity and His Unity ascribing to Him an improper or inaccurate attribute or interpreting His Attributes in a manner that does not befit Him (Râghib). Polytheism of any kind is a violation of the sanctity of Divine names.