53:18-19

53:18-19

53:18

Narrated ‘Abdullah: Regarding the Verse: “Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his Lord, The Greatest!”(53.18) That the Prophet (S) had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky.

53:19

Have ye seen Lat. and ’Uzza,

From the heights of divine Glory, we come back

again to this sorry earth, with its base idolatries. We are asked

to “look at this picture, and at that!”

The three principal idols of Pagan Arab Idolatry were the

goddesses

Lat,

Uzza, and

Manat.

Opinions differ as to their exact forms: one version isthat

Lat was in human shape,

Uzza had its origin in a sacred tree, and

Manat in a white stone. (R)

References:

Yusuf Ali, Abdullah. Translation and Commentary of the Quran. (surah 53 verse 19. Quran Arabic

with English Translation & Commentary (Tafsir) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Free Download

(quran4u.com)