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Ali 'Imran 19

Ayah 19 of 200 · Medinan

إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡإِسۡلَٰمُۗ وَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُ بَغۡيَۢا بَيۡنَهُمۡۗ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ١٩

Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allāh is Islām. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allāh, then indeed, Allāh is swift in [taking] account.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. ٱلدِّينَthe religionl-dīna
  3. عِندَnearʿinda
  4. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  5. ٱلۡإِسۡلَٰمُۗ(is) Islaml-is'lāmu
  6. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  7. ٱخۡتَلَفَdifferedikh'talafa
  8. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  9. أُوتُواْwere givenūtū
  10. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  11. إِلَّاexceptillā
  12. مِنۢfrommin
  13. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  14. مَا[what]mā
  15. جَآءَهُمُcame to themjāahumu
  16. ٱلۡعِلۡمُ[the] knowledgel-ʿil'mu
  17. بَغۡيَۢاout of envybaghyan
  18. بَيۡنَهُمۡۗamong thembaynahum
  19. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  20. يَكۡفُرۡdisbelievesyakfur
  21. بِـَٔايَٰتِin (the) Versesbiāyāti
  22. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  23. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  24. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  25. سَرِيعُ(is) swiftsarīʿu
  26. ٱلۡحِسَابِ(in taking) accountl-ḥisābi

Tafsir

The acceptable path in Allah’s sight is Islam, the path of surrendering: devotion of all good actions to Allah alone, submission to Him in servitude and acceptance of all messengers, including the final messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) with whom revelations came to an end, and after whom no sacred laws will remain valid except his. The Jews and Christians only split up into various groups and sects, after evidence was established against them in the form of knowledge that had come to them, because of envy and greed for the world. Yet for whoever denies the verses of Allah revealed to His Messenger, Allah is quick in taking to account those who disbelieve in Him and His messengers.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran