21:26

Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 26

Surah Al-Anbya (chapter 21) · Ayah 26 · Juz 17 · Page 324

Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 26 (21:26) means: “And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they[882] are [but] honored servants.” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: 10 Nov 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

21:26

Al-Anbya · Ayah 26

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they[882] are [but] honored servants.

Translator's notes

[882] Those they claim to be "children" of Allāh, such as the angels, Ezra, Jesus, etc.

Quran 21:26 (Al-Anbya) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0