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An-Nisa 171

Ayah 171 of 176 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَا تَغۡلُواْ فِي دِينِكُمۡ وَلَا تَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّۚ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ أَلۡقَىٰهَآ إِلَىٰ مَرۡيَمَ وَرُوحٞ مِّنۡهُۖ فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦۖ وَلَا تَقُولُواْ ثَلَٰثَةٌۚ ٱنتَهُواْ خَيۡرٗا لَّكُمۡۚ إِنَّمَا ٱللَّهُ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۖ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞۘ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلٗا ١٧١

O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion1 or say about Allāh except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allāh and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allāh and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allāh is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Such as attributing divine qualities to certain creations of Allāh or revering them excessively.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَهۡلَO Peopleyāahla
  2. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  3. لَا(Do) notlā
  4. تَغۡلُواْcommit excesstaghlū
  5. فِيinfī
  6. دِينِكُمۡyour religiondīnikum
  7. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  8. تَقُولُواْsaytaqūlū
  9. عَلَىaboutʿalā
  10. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  11. إِلَّاexceptillā
  12. ٱلۡحَقَّۚthe truthl-ḥaqa
  13. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  14. ٱلۡمَسِيحُthe Messiahl-masīḥu
  15. عِيسَىIsaʿīsā
  16. ٱبۡنُsonub'nu
  17. مَرۡيَمَ(of) Maryammaryama
  18. رَسُولُ(was) a Messengerrasūlu
  19. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  20. وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓand His wordwakalimatuhu
  21. أَلۡقَىٰهَآwhich He conveyedalqāhā
  22. إِلَىٰtoilā
  23. مَرۡيَمَMaryammaryama
  24. وَرُوحٞand a spiritwarūḥun
  25. مِّنۡهُۖfrom Himmin'hu
  26. فَـَٔامِنُواْSo believefaāminū
  27. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  28. وَرُسُلِهِۦۖand His Messengerswarusulihi
  29. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  30. تَقُولُواْsaytaqūlū
  31. ثَلَٰثَةٌۚThreethalāthatun
  32. ٱنتَهُواْdesistintahū
  33. خَيۡرٗا(it is) betterkhayran
  34. لَّكُمۡۚfor youlakum
  35. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  36. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  37. إِلَٰهٞ(is) Godilāhun
  38. وَٰحِدٞۖOnewāḥidun
  39. سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓGlory be to Himsub'ḥānahu
  40. أَنThatan
  41. يَكُونَHe (should) haveyakūna
  42. لَهُۥfor Himlahu
  43. وَلَدٞۘa sonwaladun
  44. لَّهُۥTo Him (belongs)lahu
  45. مَاwhatevermā
  46. فِي(is) infī
  47. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  48. وَمَاand whateverwamā
  49. فِي(is) infī
  50. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗthe earthl-arḍi
  51. وَكَفَىٰAnd is sufficientwakafā
  52. بِٱللَّهِAllahbil-lahi
  53. وَكِيلٗا(as) a Disposer of affairswakīlan

Tafsir

Say, O Messenger, to the Christians who received the Gospel: Do not overstep the limits in your religion and do not say anything but the truth about Allah in relation to Jesus. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, is only Allah’s messenger sent with the truth. He created him by His word which He sent with Gabriel to Mary, which was the word ‘Be’, and he became. It was a breath from Allah which Gabriel blew with Allah’s instruction. So have faith in Allah and all His messengers without making a distinction between them. Do not say, ‘The gods are three’. Avoid saying this false statement and it will be better for you in this world and the Afterlife. Allah is the only One God free of any partner or child. He is Self-sufficient. The dominion of the heavens, the earth and whatever is in between the two is His. He is sufficient as a guardian to carry out the affairs of His creation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran