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An-Nisa 59

Ayah 59 of 176 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنكُمۡۖ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعۡتُمۡ فِي شَيۡءٖ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ وَأَحۡسَنُ تَأۡوِيلًا ٥٩

O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allāh and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelieveāmanū
  4. أَطِيعُواْObeyaṭīʿū
  5. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  6. وَأَطِيعُواْand obeywa-aṭīʿū
  7. ٱلرَّسُولَthe Messengerl-rasūla
  8. وَأُوْلِيand thosewa-ulī
  9. ٱلۡأَمۡرِ(having) authorityl-amri
  10. مِنكُمۡۖamong youminkum
  11. فَإِنThen iffa-in
  12. تَنَٰزَعۡتُمۡyou disagreetanāzaʿtum
  13. فِيinfī
  14. شَيۡءٖanythingshayin
  15. فَرُدُّوهُrefer itfaruddūhu
  16. إِلَىtoilā
  17. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  18. وَٱلرَّسُولِand the Messengerwal-rasūli
  19. إِنifin
  20. كُنتُمۡyoukuntum
  21. تُؤۡمِنُونَbelievetu'minūna
  22. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  23. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  24. ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ[the] Lastl-ākhiri
  25. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  26. خَيۡرٞ(is) bestkhayrun
  27. وَأَحۡسَنُand more suitablewa-aḥsanu
  28. تَأۡوِيلًا(for final) determinationtawīlan

Tafsir

O you who have faith, follow Allah and His Messenger: doing what they instruct and staying away from what they prohibit, and follow those in authority, as long as they do not instruct you to do wrong. If you disagree about something, then refer it to Allah’s revelation and the traditions of His Prophet (peace be upon him), if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. Referring to the revelation and the traditions is better than continuing in your disagreements and in giving mere opinions, and will bring about the best result for you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran