The Criterion
25. Al-Furqān
الفرقان
Page #365
25:60
وَإِذَا
قِيلَ
لَهُمُ
اسْجُدُوا
لِلرَّحْمَنِ
قَالُوا
وَمَا
الرَّحْمَنُ
أَنَسْجُدُ
لِمَا
تَأْمُرُنَا
وَزَادَهُمْ
نُفُورًا
wa-ʾidhā qīla lahumu sjudū li-r-raḥmāni qālū wa-mā r-raḥmānu ʾa-nasjudu li-mā taʾmurunā wa-zādahum nufūran
When it is said to them, "Prostrate to (Allah) Most Gracious!", they say, "And what is (Allah) Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate to that which thou commandest us?" And it increases their flight (from the Truth).
— Abdullah Yusufali
When they are told: ‘Prostrate yourselves before the All-beneficent,’ they say, ‘What is ‘‘the All-beneficent’’? Shall we prostrate ourselves before whatever you bid us?’ And it increases their aversion.
