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Ali 'Imran 101

Ayah 101 of 200 · Medinan

وَكَيۡفَ تَكۡفُرُونَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ وَفِيكُمۡ رَسُولُهُۥۗ وَمَن يَعۡتَصِم بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ هُدِيَ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ ١٠١

And how could you disbelieve while to you are being recited the verses of Allāh and among you is His Messenger? And whoever holds firmly to Allāh1 has [indeed] been guided to a straight path.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., adhering to His ordinances strictly, then trusting in Him and relying upon Him completely.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَكَيۡفَAnd how (could)wakayfa
  2. تَكۡفُرُونَyou disbelievetakfurūna
  3. وَأَنتُمۡwhile [you]wa-antum
  4. تُتۡلَىٰis recitedtut'lā
  5. عَلَيۡكُمۡupon youʿalaykum
  6. ءَايَٰتُ(the) Versesāyātu
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. وَفِيكُمۡand among youwafīkum
  9. رَسُولُهُۥۗ(is) His Messengerrasūluhu
  10. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  11. يَعۡتَصِمholds firmlyyaʿtaṣim
  12. بِٱللَّهِto Allahbil-lahi
  13. فَقَدۡthen surelyfaqad
  14. هُدِيَhe is guidedhudiya
  15. إِلَىٰtoilā
  16. صِرَٰطٖa pathṣirāṭin
  17. مُّسۡتَقِيمٖstraightmus'taqīmin

Tafsir

How could you disbelieve in Allah after you have had faith in Him, especially when you have the biggest reason for having firm faith with you? The verses of Allah are being recited to you, and the Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) is making them clear to you. Whoever holds on firmly to the Book of Allah and His Messenger’s way of life, Allah has guided them to the right path.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran