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Al-A'raf 33

Ayah 33 of 206 · Meccan

قُلۡ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَٱلۡإِثۡمَ وَٱلۡبَغۡيَ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَن تُشۡرِكُواْ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمۡ يُنَزِّلۡ بِهِۦ سُلۡطَٰنٗا وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٣

Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin,1 and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allāh that which you do not know."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Any unlawful deed.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  3. حَرَّمَ(had) forbiddenḥarrama
  4. رَبِّيَmy Lordrabbiya
  5. ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَthe shameful deedsl-fawāḥisha
  6. مَاwhatmā
  7. ظَهَرَ(is) apparentẓahara
  8. مِنۡهَاof itmin'hā
  9. وَمَاand whatwamā
  10. بَطَنَis concealedbaṭana
  11. وَٱلۡإِثۡمَand the sinwal-ith'ma
  12. وَٱلۡبَغۡيَand the oppressionwal-baghya
  13. بِغَيۡرِwithoutbighayri
  14. ٱلۡحَقِّ[the] rightl-ḥaqi
  15. وَأَنand thatwa-an
  16. تُشۡرِكُواْyou associate (others)tush'rikū
  17. بِٱللَّهِwith Allahbil-lahi
  18. مَاwhatmā
  19. لَمۡnotlam
  20. يُنَزِّلۡHe (has) sent downyunazzil
  21. بِهِۦof itbihi
  22. سُلۡطَٰنٗاany authoritysul'ṭānan
  23. وَأَنand thatwa-an
  24. تَقُولُواْyou saytaqūlū
  25. عَلَىaboutʿalā
  26. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  27. مَاwhatmā
  28. لَاnotlā
  29. تَعۡلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

Say O Messenger (peace be upon him) to inform the idolaters who have forbidden what Allah has allowed: 'Indeed Allah has only forbidden lewd indecent acts done openly or secretly, all forms of disobedience, and transgressing unjustly against people in terms of their selves, wealth, or honour. And He has forbidden worshipping others next to Him – for which there is no proof to do so. And He has forbidden that you say things about Him wihout knowledge, in terms of His Names, Attributes, Actions and sacred law.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran