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Al-Ma'idah 73

Ayah 73 of 120 · Medinan

لَّقَدۡ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَٰثَةٖۘ وَمَا مِنۡ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّآ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۚ وَإِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهُواْ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ٧٣

They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allāh is the third of three."1 And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., one part of three, referring to the Christian concept of trinity.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّقَدۡCertainlylaqad
  2. كَفَرَdisbelievedkafara
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. قَالُوٓاْsayqālū
  5. إِنَّIndeedinna
  6. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  7. ثَالِثُ(is the) thirdthālithu
  8. ثَلَٰثَةٖۘ(of) threethalāthatin
  9. وَمَاAnd (there is) nowamā
  10. مِنۡ[of]min
  11. إِلَٰهٍgodilāhin
  12. إِلَّآexceptillā
  13. إِلَٰهٞ(the) Godilāhun
  14. وَٰحِدٞۚ(the) Onewāḥidun
  15. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  16. لَّمۡnotlam
  17. يَنتَهُواْthey desistyantahū
  18. عَمَّاfrom whatʿammā
  19. يَقُولُونَthey are sayingyaqūlūna
  20. لَيَمَسَّنَّsurely will afflictlayamassanna
  21. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  22. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  23. مِنۡهُمۡamong themmin'hum
  24. عَذَابٌa punishmentʿadhābun
  25. أَلِيمٌpainfulalīmun

Tafsir

The Christians who say that ‘Allah is part of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit’ have committed disbelief. Allah is far above such a statement. Allah is not many, but He is only One God Who has no partner. If they do not stop saying such things, a painful punishment will afflict them.

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