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At-Tawbah 19

Ayah 19 of 129 · Medinan

۞ أَجَعَلۡتُمۡ سِقَايَةَ ٱلۡحَآجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ كَمَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَجَٰهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ لَا يَسۡتَوُۥنَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٩

Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allāh and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allāh? They are not equal in the sight of Allāh. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ أَجَعَلۡتُمۡDo you makeajaʿaltum
  2. سِقَايَةَthe providing of watersiqāyata
  3. ٱلۡحَآجِّ(to) the pilgrimsl-ḥāji
  4. وَعِمَارَةَand (the) maintenancewaʿimārata
  5. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ(of) Al-Masjid Al-Haraaml-masjidi
  6. ٱلۡحَرَامِ(of) Al-Masjid Al-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  7. كَمَنۡlike (the one) whokaman
  8. ءَامَنَbelievesāmana
  9. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  10. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  11. ٱلۡأٓخِرِthe Lastl-ākhiri
  12. وَجَٰهَدَand striveswajāhada
  13. فِيinfī
  14. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  15. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  16. لَاThey are not equallā
  17. يَسۡتَوُۥنَThey are not equalyastawūna
  18. عِندَnearʿinda
  19. ٱللَّهِۗAllahl-lahi
  20. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  21. لَا(does) notlā
  22. يَهۡدِيguideyahdī
  23. ٱلۡقَوۡمَthe people l-qawma
  24. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoersl-ẓālimīna

Tafsir

Do the idolaters think that giving water to the pilgrims and caring for the Sacred Mosque is like someone who has faith in Allah, not associating any partners with Him, having faith in the Day of Judgement, striving with their self and their wealth to make the Word of Allah supreme, and the word of the disbelievers lowest? Do they consider them to be equal in virtue before Allah? They will never be equal before Allah, and Allah will not give success to those who do wrong by being idolaters, even if they do good actions, such as giving water to the pilgrims.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran