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An-Nahl 90

Ayah 90 of 128 · Meccan

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآيِٕ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَيَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَٱلۡبَغۡيِۚ يَعِظُكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٩٠

Indeed, Allāh orders justice and good conduct and giving [help] to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  3. يَأۡمُرُcommandsyamuru
  4. بِٱلۡعَدۡلِjusticebil-ʿadli
  5. وَٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِand the goodwal-iḥ'sāni
  6. وَإِيتَآيِٕand givingwaītāi
  7. ذِي(to) relativesdhī
  8. ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ(to) relativesl-qur'bā
  9. وَيَنۡهَىٰand forbidswayanhā
  10. عَنِ[from]ʿani
  11. ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِthe immoralityl-faḥshāi
  12. وَٱلۡمُنكَرِand the badwal-munkari
  13. وَٱلۡبَغۡيِۚand the oppressionwal-baghyi
  14. يَعِظُكُمۡHe admonishes youyaʿiẓukum
  15. لَعَلَّكُمۡso that you maylaʿallakum
  16. تَذَكَّرُونَtake heedtadhakkarūna

Tafsir

Allah instructs His servants to be just, by discharging Allah’s rights and the rights of fellow human beings and by not giving preference in judgement to anyone unless with a right that demands such preference. He instructs them to be good, by doing more than what is mandatory such as spending voluntarily and forgiving the oppressor. He instructs them to see to the needs of their relatives. He forbids everything that is vile, in words, such as obscene speech, or in deeds, such as fornication. He forbids oppression and arrogance over people. Allah advises you with the instructions and prohibitions in this verse in the hope that you will take heed of His advice.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran