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Ali 'Imran 73

Ayah 73 of 200 · Medinan

وَلَا تُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمۡ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤۡتَىٰٓ أَحَدٞ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمۡ أَوۡ يُحَآجُّوكُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّكُمۡۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡفَضۡلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ ٧٣

And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allāh. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand1 of Allāh - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Wise."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 2:19.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تُؤۡمِنُوٓاْbelievetu'minū
  3. إِلَّاexceptillā
  4. لِمَن(the one) wholiman
  5. تَبِعَfollowstabiʿa
  6. دِينَكُمۡyour religiondīnakum
  7. قُلۡSayqul
  8. إِنَّIndeedinna
  9. ٱلۡهُدَىٰthe (true) guidancel-hudā
  10. هُدَى(is the) Guidancehudā
  11. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allah l-lahi
  12. أَنlestan
  13. يُؤۡتَىٰٓis givenyu'tā
  14. أَحَدٞ(to) one aḥadun
  15. مِّثۡلَ(the) likemith'la
  16. مَآ(of) whatmā
  17. أُوتِيتُمۡwas given to youūtītum
  18. أَوۡoraw
  19. يُحَآجُّوكُمۡthey may argue with youyuḥājjūkum
  20. عِندَnearʿinda
  21. رَبِّكُمۡۗyour Lordrabbikum
  22. قُلۡSayqul
  23. إِنَّIndeedinna
  24. ٱلۡفَضۡلَthe Bountyl-faḍla
  25. بِيَدِ(is) in the Handbiyadi
  26. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  27. يُؤۡتِيهِHe gives ityu'tīhi
  28. مَن(to) whomman
  29. يَشَآءُۗHe willsyashāu
  30. وَٱللَّهُand Allahwal-lahu
  31. وَٰسِعٌ(is) All-Encompassingwāsiʿun
  32. عَلِيمٞAll-Knowingʿalīmun

Tafsir

They also said: Do not believe or accept anyone unless he is a Jew and follows your religion. Say, O Messenger: Guidance to the truth is the Guidance of Allah; not the disbelief and stubbornness that you display, fearing that anyone else could be given a bounty similar to what you were given, or that they would argue with you before your Lord if you acknowledged what was revealed to them. Say, O Messenger: Bounty is in Allah’s Hand and He gives it to whomever of His servants He wills: His bounty is not restricted to any one nation. Allah is embracing and He knows who is deserving.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran