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At-Tawbah 30

Ayah 30 of 129 · Medinan

وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ عُزَيۡرٌ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَى ٱلۡمَسِيحُ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِۖ ذَٰلِكَ قَوۡلُهُم بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۖ يُضَٰهِـُٔونَ قَوۡلَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبۡلُۚ قَٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٣٠

The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allāh"; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allāh." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before [them]. May Allāh destroy them; how are they deluded?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقَالَتِAnd saidwaqālati
  2. ٱلۡيَهُودُthe Jewsl-yahūdu
  3. عُزَيۡرٌUzairʿuzayrun
  4. ٱبۡنُ(is) sonub'nu
  5. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  6. وَقَالَتِAnd saidwaqālati
  7. ٱلنَّصَٰرَىthe Christiansl-naṣārā
  8. ٱلۡمَسِيحُMessiahl-masīḥu
  9. ٱبۡنُ(is) sonub'nu
  10. ٱللَّهِۖ(of) Allahl-lahi
  11. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  12. قَوۡلُهُم(is) their sayingqawluhum
  13. بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۖwith their mouthsbi-afwāhihim
  14. يُضَٰهِـُٔونَthey imitateyuḍāhiūna
  15. قَوۡلَthe sayingqawla
  16. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  17. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  18. مِنbeforemin
  19. قَبۡلُۚbeforeqablu
  20. قَٰتَلَهُمُ(May) Allah destroy themqātalahumu
  21. ٱللَّهُۖ(May) Allah destroy theml-lahu
  22. أَنَّىٰHowannā
  23. يُؤۡفَكُونَdeluded are theyyu'fakūna

Tafsir

The Jews and the Christians associate partners with Allah: the Jews do so by claiming that ‘Uzayr is the son of Allah; and the Christians do so by claiming that the Messiah, Jesus, is the son of Allah. What they say with their own mouths is simply made up without any proof from Allah. By saying such things, they are similar to the idolaters before them, who said that the angels were the daughters of Allah. Allah is far above such things – may Allah destroy them! How can they turn away from the clear truth to falsehood?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran