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Al-Ahzab 40

Ayah 40 of 73 · Medinan

مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٖ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٗا ٤٠

Muḥammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allāh and seal [i.e., last] of the prophets. And ever is Allāh, of all things, Knowing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. مُحَمَّدٌMuhammadmuḥammadun
  4. أَبَآ(the) fatherabā
  5. أَحَدٖ(of) anyoneaḥadin
  6. مِّنofmin
  7. رِّجَالِكُمۡyour menrijālikum
  8. وَلَٰكِنbutwalākin
  9. رَّسُولَ(he is the) Messengerrasūla
  10. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  11. وَخَاتَمَand Sealwakhātama
  12. ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَۗ(of) the Prophetsl-nabiyīna
  13. وَكَانَAnd Allah iswakāna
  14. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah isl-lahu
  15. بِكُلِّof everybikulli
  16. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  17. عَلِيمٗاAll-Knowerʿalīman

Tafsir

Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, so he is not the father of Zayd, therefore his marrying his wife is not impermissible for him when Zayd divorces her. However, he is the Messenger of Allah sent to the people and the seal of the prophets: there is no prophet to come after him. Allah is the knower of everything, nothing is hidden from Him from the affairs of His servants.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran