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Al-An'am 121

Ayah 121 of 165 · Meccan

وَلَا تَأۡكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمۡ يُذۡكَرِ ٱسۡمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسۡقٞۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآئِهِمۡ لِيُجَٰدِلُوكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَطَعۡتُمُوهُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ لَمُشۡرِكُونَ ١٢١

And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., by your obedience to them - obedience being the basis of worship.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَأۡكُلُواْeattakulū
  3. مِمَّاof thatmimmā
  4. لَمۡnotlam
  5. يُذۡكَرِhas been mentionedyudh'kari
  6. ٱسۡمُ(the) nameus'mu
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. عَلَيۡهِon itʿalayhi
  9. وَإِنَّهُۥand indeed, it (is)wa-innahu
  10. لَفِسۡقٞۗgrave disobediencelafis'qun
  11. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  12. ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَthe devilsl-shayāṭīna
  13. لَيُوحُونَinspirelayūḥūna
  14. إِلَىٰٓtoilā
  15. أَوۡلِيَآئِهِمۡtheir friendsawliyāihim
  16. لِيُجَٰدِلُوكُمۡۖso that they dispute with youliyujādilūkum
  17. وَإِنۡand ifwa-in
  18. أَطَعۡتُمُوهُمۡyou obey themaṭaʿtumūhum
  19. إِنَّكُمۡindeed, youinnakum
  20. لَمُشۡرِكُونَ(would) be the polytheistslamush'rikūna

Tafsir

O Muslims, do not eat that which was not slaughtered in the name of Allah, whether the name of someone other than Allah was mentioned over it or not. Eating such forbidden food is to abandon obedience to Allah in favour of disobedience. The satans whisper to their friends, inspiring them with doubts, so that they argue with you about eating carrion. If you, O Muslims, were to follow them in the doubts they present for the lawfulness of carrion, then you would be equal to them in associating partners with Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran