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Al-A'raf 45

Ayah 45 of 206 · Meccan

ٱلَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَبۡغُونَهَا عِوَجٗا وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ كَٰفِرُونَ ٤٥

Who averted [people] from the way of Allāh and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they were, concerning the Hereafter, disbelievers."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whoalladhīna
  2. يَصُدُّونَhinderyaṣuddūna
  3. عَنfromʿan
  4. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  5. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  6. وَيَبۡغُونَهَاand seek in itwayabghūnahā
  7. عِوَجٗاcrookednessʿiwajan
  8. وَهُمwhile they (are)wahum
  9. بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِconcerning the Hereafterbil-ākhirati
  10. كَٰفِرُونَdisbelieverskāfirūna

Tafsir

These wrongdoers used to themselves turn away from Allah’s religion, and used to turn others away from it, wanting to make the path of truth seem crooked so that people would not follow it. They also rejected the Afterlife, not believing in it, nor preparing for it.

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