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An-Nisa 131

Ayah 131 of 176 · Medinan

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَلَقَدۡ وَصَّيۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَإِيَّاكُمۡ أَنِ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ وَإِن تَكۡفُرُواْ فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَنِيًّا حَمِيدٗا ١٣١

And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allāh. But if you disbelieve - then to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allāh Free of need and Praiseworthy.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahwalillahi
  2. مَا(is) whatevermā
  3. فِي(is) infī
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  5. وَمَاand whateverwamā
  6. فِي(is) infī
  7. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗthe earthl-arḍi
  8. وَلَقَدۡAnd surelywalaqad
  9. وَصَّيۡنَاWe have instructedwaṣṣaynā
  10. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  11. أُوتُواْwere givenūtū
  12. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  13. مِنfrommin
  14. قَبۡلِكُمۡbefore youqablikum
  15. وَإِيَّاكُمۡand yourselveswa-iyyākum
  16. أَنِthatani
  17. ٱتَّقُواْyou fearittaqū
  18. ٱللَّهَۚAllahl-laha
  19. وَإِنBut ifwa-in
  20. تَكۡفُرُواْyou disbelieve takfurū
  21. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  22. لِلَّهِfor Allahlillahi
  23. مَا(is) whatevermā
  24. فِي(is) infī
  25. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  26. وَمَاand whateverwamā
  27. فِي(is) infī
  28. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚthe earthl-arḍi
  29. وَكَانَAnd iswakāna
  30. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  31. غَنِيًّاFree of needghaniyyan
  32. حَمِيدٗاPraiseworthyḥamīdan

Tafsir

The dominion of everything in the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, is Allah’s alone. He had instructed the People of the Scripture, the Jews and Christians, and has instructed you, O believers, to fulfil Allah’s orders and avoid His prohibitions. If you reject this instruction you only harm yourselves, because Allah is in no need of your obedience, as everything in the heavens and earth is His. He is in no need of any of His creation. He is the One Who is praised for all His attributes and actions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran