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Ali 'Imran 7

Ayah 7 of 200 · Medinan

هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِنۡهُ ءَايَٰتٞ مُّحۡكَمَٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَٰبِهَٰتٞۖ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمۡ زَيۡغٞ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَٰبَهَ مِنۡهُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ وَٱبۡتِغَآءَ تَأۡوِيلِهِۦۖ وَمَا يَعۡلَمُ تَأۡوِيلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۗ وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِي ٱلۡعِلۡمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلّٞ مِّنۡ عِندِ رَبِّنَاۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ ٧

It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific.1 As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allāh. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Those which are stated in such a way that they are open to more than one interpretation or whose meaning is known only to Allāh, such as the opening letters of certain sūrahs.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. هُوَHehuwa
  2. ٱلَّذِيٓ(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. أَنزَلَrevealedanzala
  4. عَلَيۡكَto youʿalayka
  5. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  6. مِنۡهُof itmin'hu
  7. ءَايَٰتٞ(are) Versesāyātun
  8. مُّحۡكَمَٰتٌabsolutely clear muḥ'kamātun
  9. هُنَّthey (are)hunna
  10. أُمُّthe foundationummu
  11. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  12. وَأُخَرُand otherswa-ukharu
  13. مُتَشَٰبِهَٰتٞۖ(are) allegoricalmutashābihātun
  14. فَأَمَّاThen as forfa-ammā
  15. ٱلَّذِينَthosealladhīna
  16. فِيinfī
  17. قُلُوبِهِمۡtheir heartsqulūbihim
  18. زَيۡغٞ(is) perversity zayghun
  19. فَيَتَّبِعُونَ[so] they followfayattabiʿūna
  20. مَاwhatmā
  21. تَشَٰبَهَ(is) allegoricaltashābaha
  22. مِنۡهُof itmin'hu
  23. ٱبۡتِغَآءَseekingib'tighāa
  24. ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ[the] discordl-fit'nati
  25. وَٱبۡتِغَآءَand seekingwa-ib'tighāa
  26. تَأۡوِيلِهِۦۖits interpretationtawīlihi
  27. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  28. يَعۡلَمُknowsyaʿlamu
  29. تَأۡوِيلَهُۥٓits interpretationtawīlahu
  30. إِلَّاexceptillā
  31. ٱللَّهُۗAllahl-lahu
  32. وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَAnd those firmwal-rāsikhūna
  33. فِيinfī
  34. ٱلۡعِلۡمِ[the] knowledgel-ʿil'mi
  35. يَقُولُونَthey sayyaqūlūna
  36. ءَامَنَّاWe believeāmannā
  37. بِهِۦin itbihi
  38. كُلّٞAllkullun
  39. مِّنۡ(is)min
  40. عِندِfromʿindi
  41. رَبِّنَاۗour Lordrabbinā
  42. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  43. يَذَّكَّرُwill take heedyadhakkaru
  44. إِلَّآexceptillā
  45. أُوْلُواْmenulū
  46. ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ(of) understandingl-albābi

Tafsir

O Prophet, He is the One Who revealed to you the Qur’ān, which contains verses with clear and unambiguous meaning, and these represent the majority of the Book and are the reference point when there is disagreement. It also contains other verses that may have more than one meaning and are puzzling for most people. Those who seek other than the truth leave the clear verses and focus on the unclear ones, trying to create doubts and mislead people, and interpret them to suit their corrupt views. No one knows the true meaning of such verses besides Allah. Those who are firm in knowledge say, ‘We have faith in the entire Qur’ān because it is all from Allah’. They interpret the unclear verses according to the clear ones. Only those who have sound minds pay attention to this.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran