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Ali 'Imran 99

Ayah 99 of 200 · Medinan

قُلۡ يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ تَبۡغُونَهَا عِوَجٗا وَأَنتُمۡ شُهَدَآءُۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٩٩

Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you avert from the way of Allāh those who believe, seeking to make it [seem] deviant, while you are witnesses [to the truth]? And Allāh is not unaware of 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. تَصُدُّونَ(do) you hindertaṣuddūna
  6. عَنfromʿan
  7. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  8. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  9. مَنۡ(those) whoman
  10. ءَامَنَbelieve[d]āmana
  11. تَبۡغُونَهَاseeking (to make) ittabghūnahā
  12. عِوَجٗا(seem) crookedʿiwajan
  13. وَأَنتُمۡwhile youwa-antum
  14. شُهَدَآءُۗ(are) witnessesshuhadāu
  15. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  16. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  17. بِغَٰفِلٍ(is) unawarebighāfilin
  18. عَمَّاof whatʿammā
  19. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna

Tafsir

O Prophet, ask the People of the Scripture, the Jews and the Christians, why they stop people who have faith from the Religion of Allah, wanting to twist it from the truth to falsehood, and turning its people from guidance to misguidance, when they witness that it is the truth confirming what is in their scriptures. Allah is not unaware of what they do in disbelieving it and preventing people from following it; and they will be repaid accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran