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At-Tawbah 18

Ayah 18 of 129 · Medinan

إِنَّمَا يَعۡمُرُ مَسَٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمۡ يَخۡشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ ١٨

The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. يَعۡمُرُwill maintainyaʿmuru
  3. مَسَٰجِدَ(the) masajid of Allahmasājida
  4. ٱللَّهِ(the) masajid of Allahl-lahi
  5. مَنۡ(the one) whoman
  6. ءَامَنَbelievesāmana
  7. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  8. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  9. ٱلۡأٓخِرِthe Lastl-ākhiri
  10. وَأَقَامَand establisheswa-aqāma
  11. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayerl-ṣalata
  12. وَءَاتَىand giveswaātā
  13. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَthe zakahl-zakata
  14. وَلَمۡand notwalam
  15. يَخۡشَfearyakhsha
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. ٱللَّهَۖAllahl-laha
  18. فَعَسَىٰٓThen perhapsfaʿasā
  19. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَthoseulāika
  20. أَن[that]an
  21. يَكُونُواْthey areyakūnū
  22. مِنَofmina
  23. ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَthe guided onesl-muh'tadīna

Tafsir

It is only right that places of worship should be supported and cared for by those who have faith in Allah alone, who do not associate partners with Him, who have faith in the Day of Judgement, who establish the prayer, and give the Zakat from their wealth, and who do not fear anyone except for Allah, glory be to Him. Such people will be guided to the right path, while the idolaters are the farthest away from it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran