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An-Nisa 159

Ayah 159 of 176 · Medinan

وَإِن مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا لَيُؤۡمِنَنَّ بِهِۦ قَبۡلَ مَوۡتِهِۦۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ شَهِيدٗا ١٥٩

And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in him [i.e., Jesus] before his death.1 And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 One interpretation is that "his death" refers to that of Jesus after his return to earth. Or it can mean "the death of every individual from among the People of the Scripture."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd (there is) notwa-in
  2. مِّنۡfrommin
  3. أَهۡلِ(the) Peopleahli
  4. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  5. إِلَّاbutillā
  6. لَيُؤۡمِنَنَّsurely he believeslayu'minanna
  7. بِهِۦin himbihi
  8. قَبۡلَbeforeqabla
  9. مَوۡتِهِۦۖhis deathmawtihi
  10. وَيَوۡمَAnd (on the) Daywayawma
  11. ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionl-qiyāmati
  12. يَكُونُhe will beyakūnu
  13. عَلَيۡهِمۡagainst themʿalayhim
  14. شَهِيدٗاa witnessshahīdan

Tafsir

There is not one of the People of the Scripture except that they will believe in Jesus (peace be upon him) before his death after he descends towards the end of time. On the Day of Judgement, Jesus (peace be upon him) will bear witness against their actions, whether agreeing with the sacred law or not.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran