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Ali 'Imran 98

Ayah 98 of 200 · Medinan

قُلۡ يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَكۡفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٩٨

Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allāh while Allāh is Witness over what you do?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. يَٰٓأَهۡلَO Peopleyāahla
  3. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  4. لِمَWhylima
  5. تَكۡفُرُونَ(do) you disbelievetakfurūna
  6. بِـَٔايَٰتِin (the) Versesbiāyāti
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. وَٱللَّهُwhile Allahwal-lahu
  9. شَهِيدٌ(is) a Witnessshahīdun
  10. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  11. مَاwhatmā
  12. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna

Tafsir

O Prophet, ask the People of the Scripture, the Jews and the Christians, why they reject the proof of the truth of your prophet-hood, including the proofs that came in the Torah and the Gospel, when Allah watches over everything you do, witnessing it, and will reward you accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran