Surah 37 · verse 153
As-Saffat 37:153
Sign in to listenأَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
as-tafa al-banat 'ala al-banin
Has He chosen daughters over sons?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 150Verse 153 Verse 154
أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ
Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"
Verse 151أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,
Verse 152وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
" Allah has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.
أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
Has He chosen daughters over sons?
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement?
Verse 155أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Then will you not be reminded?
Verse 156أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
Or do you have a clear authority?
