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Al-Hadid 29

Ayah 29 of 29 · Medinan

لِّئَلَّا يَعۡلَمَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أَلَّا يَقۡدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ مِّن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱلۡفَضۡلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٢٩

[This is] so that the People of the Scripture may know that they are not able [to obtain] anything from the bounty of Allāh1 and that [all] bounty is in the hand2 of Allāh; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 As long as they refuse to believe in the message of Allāh which was conveyed through Muḥammad (ﷺ).

2 See footnote to 2:19.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لِّئَلَّاSo thatli-allā
  2. يَعۡلَمَmay knowyaʿlama
  3. أَهۡلُ(the) Peopleahlu
  4. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  5. أَلَّاthat notallā
  6. يَقۡدِرُونَthey have poweryaqdirūna
  7. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  8. شَيۡءٖanythingshayin
  9. مِّنfrommin
  10. فَضۡلِ(the) Bountyfaḍli
  11. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  12. وَأَنَّand thatwa-anna
  13. ٱلۡفَضۡلَthe Bountyl-faḍla
  14. بِيَدِ(is) in Allah's Handbiyadi
  15. ٱللَّهِ(is) in Allah's Handl-lahi
  16. يُؤۡتِيهِHe gives ityu'tīhi
  17. مَنwhomman
  18. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  19. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  20. ذُو(is) the Possessor of Bountydhū
  21. ٱلۡفَضۡلِ(is) the Possessor of Bountyl-faḍli
  22. ٱلۡعَظِيمِthe Greatl-ʿaẓīmi

Tafsir

O believers! Verily I have clearly explained My great favour I have prepared for you in the multitude of rewards, so that the people of the previous Book i.e. the Jews and Christians know that they cannot access any of the favour of Allah in terms of being able to give it to whomsoever they wish, and so that they also know that true favour is in Allah’s Hands (may He be glorified); He grants it to whomsoever He wishes. And Allah is the bestower of great favours, which He exclusively gives to whichever of His servants He wishes.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran