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Al-Hujurat 17

Ayah 17 of 18 · Medinan

يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيۡكَ أَنۡ أَسۡلَمُواْۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّواْ عَلَيَّ إِسۡلَٰمَكُمۖ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ أَنۡ هَدَىٰكُمۡ لِلۡإِيمَٰنِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ١٧

They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islām. Say, "Do not consider your Islām a favor to me. Rather, Allāh has conferred favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be truthful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَمُنُّونَThey consider (it) a favoryamunnūna
  2. عَلَيۡكَto youʿalayka
  3. أَنۡthatan
  4. أَسۡلَمُواْۖthey have accepted Islamaslamū
  5. قُلSayqul
  6. لَّا(Do) notlā
  7. تَمُنُّواْconsider a favortamunnū
  8. عَلَيَّon me ʿalayya
  9. إِسۡلَٰمَكُمۖyour Islamis'lāmakum
  10. بَلِNaybali
  11. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  12. يَمُنُّhas conferred a favoryamunnu
  13. عَلَيۡكُمۡupon youʿalaykum
  14. أَنۡthatan
  15. هَدَىٰكُمۡHe has guided youhadākum
  16. لِلۡإِيمَٰنِto the faithlil'īmāni
  17. إِنifin
  18. كُنتُمۡyou arekuntum
  19. صَٰدِقِينَtruthfulṣādiqīna

Tafsir

O Messenger! These bedouins recount their favour upon you by mentioning their Islam. Say to them: “Do not recount your entering the religion of Allah as a favour upon me; its benefit - if achieved - will return to you alone. Rather, it is Allah who recounts His favour upon you that He granted you the ability to enter into His religion, if indeed, you are truthful in your claim that you have entered into it.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran