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Ash-Shuraa 15

Ayah 15 of 53 · Meccan

فَلِذَٰلِكَ فَٱدۡعُۖ وَٱسۡتَقِمۡ كَمَآ أُمِرۡتَۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۖ وَقُلۡ ءَامَنتُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن كِتَٰبٖۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ لِأَعۡدِلَ بَيۡنَكُمُۖ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمۡۖ لَنَآ أَعۡمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡۖ لَا حُجَّةَ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكُمُۖ ٱللَّهُ يَجۡمَعُ بَيۡنَنَاۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ١٥

So to that [religion of Allāh] invite, [O Muḥammad],1 and remain on a right course as you are commanded and do not follow their inclinations but say, "I have believed in what Allāh has revealed of scripture [i.e., the Qur’ān], and I have been commanded to do justice among you. Allāh is our Lord and your Lord. For us are our deeds, and for you your deeds.2 There is no [need for] argument between us and you.3 Allāh will bring us together, and to Him is the [final] destination."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Another meaning understood from the Arabic is "So because of that [division and separation into sects], invite [them back to Allāh]..."

2 i.e., the consequences thereof.

3 Since the truth has been made clear and since those who refuse it do so only out of stubbornness or worldly interests.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلِذَٰلِكَSo to thatfalidhālika
  2. فَٱدۡعُۖthen invitefa-ud'ʿu
  3. وَٱسۡتَقِمۡand stand firmwa-is'taqim
  4. كَمَآaskamā
  5. أُمِرۡتَۖyou are commandedumir'ta
  6. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  7. تَتَّبِعۡfollowtattabiʿ
  8. أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۖtheir desiresahwāahum
  9. وَقُلۡbut saywaqul
  10. ءَامَنتُI believeāmantu
  11. بِمَآin whatbimā
  12. أَنزَلَAllah has sent downanzala
  13. ٱللَّهُAllah has sent downl-lahu
  14. مِنofmin
  15. كِتَٰبٖۖ(the) Bookkitābin
  16. وَأُمِرۡتُand I am commandedwa-umir'tu
  17. لِأَعۡدِلَthat I do justiceli-aʿdila
  18. بَيۡنَكُمُۖbetween youbaynakumu
  19. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  20. رَبُّنَا(is) our Lordrabbunā
  21. وَرَبُّكُمۡۖand your Lordwarabbukum
  22. لَنَآFor uslanā
  23. أَعۡمَٰلُنَاour deedsaʿmālunā
  24. وَلَكُمۡand for youwalakum
  25. أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡۖyour deedsaʿmālukum
  26. لَا(There is) nolā
  27. حُجَّةَargumentḥujjata
  28. بَيۡنَنَاbetween usbaynanā
  29. وَبَيۡنَكُمُۖand between youwabaynakumu
  30. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  31. يَجۡمَعُwill assembleyajmaʿu
  32. بَيۡنَنَاۖ[between] usbaynanā
  33. وَإِلَيۡهِand to Himwa-ilayhi
  34. ٱلۡمَصِيرُ(is) the final returnl-maṣīru

Tafsir

Call to this upright religion and remain firm on it as Allah has instructed you. Do not follow their false desires and say them when disputing with them: I have faith in Allah and in the scriptures which Allah sent down to His messengers. Allah has instructed me to judge between you with justice. Allah, the One Whom I worship, is both our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds, whether good or bad and you have your deeds, whether good or bad. There is no quarrel between us after the evidence is apparent and the path is clear. Allah will bring us all together and to Him is the return on the day of resurrection. He will then recompense each one as He deserves and then it will become clear who is true and who is false and who is right and who is wrong.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran