Medinan·Surah 55

الرحمن

Surah Ar-Rahman — Ayah 16

The Most Merciful

78 Ayahs·Verse 55:16
55:16

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

Context in Surah Ar-Rahman

Nearby ayahs help place verse 55:16 in sequence and meaning.

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?