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Ash-Shuraa 9

Ayah 9 of 53 · Meccan

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۖ فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلۡوَلِيُّ وَهُوَ يُحۡيِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٩

Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides Him? But Allāh - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَمِOrami
  2. ٱتَّخَذُواْhave they takenittakhadhū
  3. مِنbesides Himmin
  4. دُونِهِۦٓbesides Himdūnihi
  5. أَوۡلِيَآءَۖprotectorsawliyāa
  6. فَٱللَّهُBut Allah fal-lahu
  7. هُوَHehuwa
  8. ٱلۡوَلِيُّ(is) the Protectorl-waliyu
  9. وَهُوَand Hewahuwa
  10. يُحۡيِgives lifeyuḥ'yī
  11. ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ(to) the deadl-mawtā
  12. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  13. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  14. كُلِّeverykulli
  15. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  16. قَدِيرٞAll-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

Instead, these idolaters have taken allies whom they align with besides Allah. Allah is the true Protector. Others besides Him can bring no benefit nor harm. He gives life to the dead by resurrecting them for reckoning and recompense. He has power over all things and nothing is outside His ability, (may He be glorified).

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran