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Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًۭا﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO Prophet
ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuO Prophet
ٱتَّقِittaqiFear
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تُطِعِtuṭiʿiobey
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ ۗwal-munāfiqīnaand the hypocrites
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower
حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Al-Madinahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Command to defy the Disbelievers and Hypocrites by followingthe Revelation of Allah and putting One's Trust in HimHere Allah points out something lower by referring to something higher. When He commands His servant and Messenger to do this, He is also commanding those who are lower than him, and the command is addressed to them more so.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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