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Al-Furqan 60

Ayah 60 of 77 · Meccan

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ قَالُواْ وَمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ أَنَسۡجُدُ لِمَا تَأۡمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمۡ نُفُورٗا۩ ٦٠

And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. قِيلَit is saidqīla
  3. لَهُمُto themlahumu
  4. ٱسۡجُدُواْۤProstrateus'judū
  5. لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِto the Most Graciouslilrraḥmāni
  6. قَالُواْThey sayqālū
  7. وَمَاAnd whatwamā
  8. ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ(is) the Most Graciousl-raḥmānu
  9. أَنَسۡجُدُShould we prostrateanasjudu
  10. لِمَاto whatlimā
  11. تَأۡمُرُنَاyou order ustamurunā
  12. وَزَادَهُمۡAnd it increases themwazādahum
  13. نُفُورٗا۩(in) aversionnufūran

Tafsir

When it is said to the disbelievers: Prostrate to the Merciful, they say: We will not prostrate to the Merciful. What is the Merciful? We do not know or acknowledge Him. Should we prostrate to what you tell us when we do not know Him?! His instruction to them to prostrate to Him only puts them further away from having faith in Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran