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An-Nisa 54

Ayah 54 of 176 · Medinan

أَمۡ يَحۡسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۖ فَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ ءَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مُّلۡكًا عَظِيمٗا ٥٤

Or do they envy people for what Allāh has given them of His bounty? But We had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom1 and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Prophetic teachings.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَمۡOram
  2. يَحۡسُدُونَare they jealousyaḥsudūna
  3. ٱلنَّاسَ(of) the peoplel-nāsa
  4. عَلَىٰforʿalā
  5. مَآwhatmā
  6. ءَاتَىٰهُمُgave themātāhumu
  7. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  8. مِنfrommin
  9. فَضۡلِهِۦۖHis Bountyfaḍlihi
  10. فَقَدۡBut surelyfaqad
  11. ءَاتَيۡنَآWe gaveātaynā
  12. ءَالَ(the) familyāla
  13. إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ(of) Ibrahimib'rāhīma
  14. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  15. وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَand [the] wisdomwal-ḥik'mata
  16. وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمand [We] gave themwaātaynāhum
  17. مُّلۡكًاa kingdommul'kan
  18. عَظِيمٗاgreatʿaẓīman

Tafsir

Rather, they envy Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his Companions because of the prophethood, faith and establishment in the land which Allah has given to them. Why do they envy them when Allah gave the descendants of Abraham the revealed scripture and other revelation besides the scripture, and Allah gave them far-reaching power over people.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran