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Al-Anfal 20

Ayah 20 of 75 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَأَنتُمۡ تَسۡمَعُونَ ٢٠

O you who have believed, obey Allāh and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelieveāmanū
  4. أَطِيعُواْObeyaṭīʿū
  5. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  6. وَرَسُولَهُۥand His Messengerwarasūlahu
  7. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  8. تَوَلَّوۡاْturn awaytawallaw
  9. عَنۡهُfrom himʿanhu
  10. وَأَنتُمۡwhile youwa-antum
  11. تَسۡمَعُونَheartasmaʿūna

Tafsir

O you who believe in Allah and follow His Messenger, obey Allah and His Messenger, following what He instructs and staying away from what He has prohibited, not turning away from Him or going against His laws, and doing what He has forbidden especially whilst you are listening to the verses of Allah being recited to you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran