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Al-An'am 20

Ayah 20 of 165 · Meccan

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعۡرِفُونَ أَبۡنَآءَهُمُۘ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٢٠

Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it1 as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The Qur’ān. Also interpreted as "him," meaning Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose (to) whomalladhīna
  2. ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُWe have given themātaynāhumu
  3. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  4. يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥthey recognize himyaʿrifūnahu
  5. كَمَاaskamā
  6. يَعۡرِفُونَthey recognizeyaʿrifūna
  7. أَبۡنَآءَهُمُۘtheir sonsabnāahumu
  8. ٱلَّذِينَThose whoalladhīna
  9. خَسِرُوٓاْlostkhasirū
  10. أَنفُسَهُمۡthemselvesanfusahum
  11. فَهُمۡthen theyfahum
  12. لَا(do) notlā
  13. يُؤۡمِنُونَbelieveyu'minūna

Tafsir

The Jews who were given the Torah and the Christians who were given the Gospel recognise the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) completely, just as they recognise their own children from other children. They are the ones who have lost their own souls by making them enter the fire of Hell, and they will not believe.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran