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An-Nisa 116

Ayah 116 of 176 · Medinan

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغۡفِرُ أَن يُشۡرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغۡفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَن يُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلَۢا بَعِيدًا ١١٦

Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allāh has certainly gone far astray.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  3. لَاdoes notlā
  4. يَغۡفِرُforgiveyaghfiru
  5. أَنthatan
  6. يُشۡرَكَpartners be associatedyush'raka
  7. بِهِۦwith Himbihi
  8. وَيَغۡفِرُbut He forgiveswayaghfiru
  9. مَا[what]mā
  10. دُونَother thandūna
  11. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  12. لِمَنfor whomliman
  13. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  14. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  15. يُشۡرِكۡassociates partnersyush'rik
  16. بِٱللَّهِwith Allahbil-lahi
  17. فَقَدۡthen surelyfaqad
  18. ضَلَّhe lost (the) wayḍalla
  19. ضَلَٰلَۢاstrayingḍalālan
  20. بَعِيدًاfar awaybaʿīdan

Tafsir

Allah does not forgive the crime of associating partners with Him, for anyone who does so and dies in that state will live eternally in the fire of Hell. He may forgive all other sins besides associating partners with Him for whomever He wills if such people die committing those sins without repentance, out of His mercy and grace. Whoever associates anything as a partner with Allah has gone far away from the truth, as he has made the creation equal with the Creator.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran