[24]. This is the Qur’ānic rebuke of idolatry and ingratitude. It exposes how people, despite receiving every blessing from Allāh, dedicate portions of His provision—whether in offerings, wealth, or sacrifices—to idols and false gods that possess no knowledge, power, or awareness.
The phrase “to those who know nothing” reveals the utter futility of idolatry:
these so-called deities are lifeless and ignorant, unable to hear, see, or respond.
Allāh alone is the One who knows, provides, and sustains.
[25]. This exposes the irrational contradictions and injustices of the pagan Arabs’ beliefs. They claimed that the angels were the “daughters of God ”, yet at the same time considered daughters inferior to sons for themselves.
Allāh refutes this absurdity with the majestic declaration: “Glory be to Him!” —
an expression of absolute transcendence and freedom from all human attributes, limitations, and false associations.
This highlights two layers of error:
A. Theological error — ascribing offspring to Allāh, Who is far above such imperfection.
B. Moral hypocrisy — disdaining for themselves what they falsely assign to the Creator.
Through this rebuke, the Qur’an affirms that Allāh is beyond gender, lineage, or need.
He neither begets nor is begotten, and nothing in creation is comparable to Him.
[26]. This completes the powerful depiction of pre-Islamic ignorance and moral decay.
When told of the birth of a daughter, the man’s face darkens, and now, as described here, he withdraws in shame, struggling with his misguided pride. He hides himself from society, torn between two cruel choices:
A. To keep her alive in humiliation, treating her as a burden and a source of disgrace, B. To bury her alive in the dust, committing an unspeakable act of injustice and cruelty.
The Qur’an concludes with a piercing judgment: “Unquestionably, evil is what they judge.”
This closing statement is both a divine condemnation and a moral awakening—it exposes how utterly corrupt human values become when detached from the guidance of Allāh.
[27]. This draws a profound contrast between the falsehood of disbelief and the perfection of divine reality. Those who deny the Hereafter are characterized by corrupt reasoning, distorted values, and moral blindness — their worldview and character reflect “the example of evil.” They attribute to creation what belongs to the Creator, fabricate lies about God, and chase fleeting worldly illusions while denying eternal truth. In contrast, to Allāh belongs “the Highest Attributes” meaning the perfect qualities of majesty, purity, mercy, and wisdom, free from every imperfection and beyond all comparison.
[22]. That is, their saying that the angels are God’s daughters, while they dislike having daughters.
[23]. That they will be rewarded goodly both in this world and in the Hereafter.
[24]. Such as disbelief, polytheism, rejecting the Messenger, and other evil deeds.
[25]. I.e., worshiping Allāh alone, the Resurrection, and the rules of the Islamic Law.