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At-Tawbah 32

Ayah 32 of 129 · Medinan

يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطۡفِـُٔواْ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ وَيَأۡبَى ٱللَّهُ إِلَّآ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُۥ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ٣٢

They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يُرِيدُونَThey wantyurīdūna
  2. أَنtoan
  3. يُطۡفِـُٔواْextinguishyuṭ'fiū
  4. نُورَAllah's lightnūra
  5. ٱللَّهِAllah's lightl-lahi
  6. بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡwith their mouthsbi-afwāhihim
  7. وَيَأۡبَىbut Allah refuseswayabā
  8. ٱللَّهُbut Allah refusesl-lahu
  9. إِلَّآexceptillā
  10. أَنtoan
  11. يُتِمَّperfectyutimma
  12. نُورَهُۥHis Lightnūrahu
  13. وَلَوۡeven ifwalaw
  14. كَرِهَthe disbelievers dislike (it)kariha
  15. ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَthe disbelievers dislike (it)l-kāfirūna

Tafsir

The disbelievers from all the various religious groups who disbelieve by making up wrong beliefs and rejecting Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), wish to eradicate Islam. So they undermine the clear proofs establishing that there is only one God and that His Messenger has brought the truth. However, Allah will not allow anything to stop His sacred path being perfected and being made clear. He will raise His Religion above everything else, even if the disbelievers hate that, and if Allah wills something, others are powerless to prevent it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran