16:57

Surah An-Nahl, ayah 57

Surah An-Nahl (chapter 16) · Ayah 57 · Juz 14 · Page 273

Surah An-Nahl, ayah 57 (16:57) means: “And they attribute to Allāh daughters[704] - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].” (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)

16:57

An-Nahl · Ayah 57

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلْبَنَٰتِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And they attribute to Allāh daughters[704] - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].

Translator's notes

[704] By claiming that the angels are His daughters.

Quran 16:57 (An-Nahl) · 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