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Al-A'raf 158

Ayah 158 of 206 · Meccan

قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُمۡ جَمِيعًا ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلۡأُمِّيِّ ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَٱتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ١٥٨

Say, [O Muḥammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allāh to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allāh and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allāh and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOyāayyuhā
  3. ٱلنَّاسُmankindl-nāsu
  4. إِنِّيIndeed I aminnī
  5. رَسُولُ(the) Messengerrasūlu
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. إِلَيۡكُمۡto youilaykum
  8. جَمِيعًاalljamīʿan
  9. ٱلَّذِيthe Onealladhī
  10. لَهُۥfor Whomlahu
  11. مُلۡكُ(is the) dominionmul'ku
  12. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  13. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖand the earthwal-arḍi
  14. لَآ(There is) nolā
  15. إِلَٰهَgodilāha
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. هُوَHimhuwa
  18. يُحۡيِۦHe gives lifeyuḥ'yī
  19. وَيُمِيتُۖand causes deathwayumītu
  20. فَـَٔامِنُواْSo believefaāminū
  21. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  22. وَرَسُولِهِand His Messengerwarasūlihi
  23. ٱلنَّبِيِّthe Prophetl-nabiyi
  24. ٱلۡأُمِّيِّthe unletteredl-umiyi
  25. ٱلَّذِيthe one whoalladhī
  26. يُؤۡمِنُbelievesyu'minu
  27. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  28. وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦand His Wordswakalimātihi
  29. وَٱتَّبِعُوهُand follow himwa-ittabiʿūhu
  30. لَعَلَّكُمۡso that you maylaʿallakum
  31. تَهۡتَدُونَ(be) guidedtahtadūna

Tafsir

Allah tells the Prophet (peace be upon him) to inform people that he is the messenger of Allah to them all, both Arabs and non-Arabs. Allah alone controls the heavens and the earth. There is nothing worthy of worship other than Him, glory be to Him. He brings the dead to life, and causes what is alive to die. People should have faith in Allah and in Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Prophet, His Messenger, who cannot read or write, and who came only with what His Lord revealed to him, in order to guide them to what is good for them in this world and in the Afterlife.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran