Surah As Saffat Tafseer

Refutation of Those Who attribute Children to Allah and say that the Angels are His Daughters

Allah denounces those idolators who attribute daughters to Allah -- exalted be He above that -- and attributed to themselves what they desired, i.e., they wanted male offspring to themselves.

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالاٍّنْثَى ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief! (16:58),

i.e., that upsets him, and he would only choose sons for himself.

Allah says:`Then how can they attribute to Allah the share that they would not choose for themselves'

Allah says:

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ

Now ask them,

means, quiz them by way of denunciation,

أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُونَ

Are there (only) daughters for your Lord and sons for them,

This is like the Ayah:

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الاٍّنثَى

تِلْكَ إِذاً قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَى

Is it for you the males and for Him the females? That indeed is a division most unfair! (53:21-22)

أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَيِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ