What does Quran 37:125 mean?

Quran 37:125 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 125) translates to: "Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:125 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 37:125?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:125?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 37:125 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Idolatry, Tawhid, Divine Attributes, Divine Warning, Accountability.

Ayah 124

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ...

37:125As-Saaffaat

Ayah 126

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِي...

أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًۭا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

Atad'oona Ba'lanw wa tazaroona ahsanal khaaliqeen

Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators -

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37:125Ayah 1182

9 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah37:95He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,Next on Oneness of Allah →37:149So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?

Tafsir

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Do you call on Baal — this was the name of an idol of theirs which was made of gold from which the name of their city derives with the addition of the suffix bak — that is to say do you worship him and abandon the Best of Creators and not worship Him

Related Hadiths

Sunan Abu Dawud #1599Sahih

Waki’ said Ba’l means the agricultural crop which grows by the rain water. Ibn Al Aswad said and Yahya, that is, Ibn Adam said I asked Abu Iyas al Asadi (about this word ba’l). He replied What is watered by rain.

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