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Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching)

Verse 18of 37

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَٱتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴿١٨﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

Then We put you, [O Muhammad], on an ordained way concerning the matter [of religion]; so follow it and do not follow the inclinations of those who do not know.

Word-by-word meaning

ثُمَّthummaThen
جَعَلْنَـٰكَjaʿalnākaWe put you
عَلَىٰʿalāon
شَرِيعَةٍۢsharīʿatinan ordained way
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْأَمْرِl-amrithe matter
فَٱتَّبِعْهَاfa-ittabiʿ'hāso follow it
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَتَّبِعْtattabiʿfollow
أَهْوَآءَahwāa(the) desires
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
لَاlā(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Preference of Allah to the Children of Israel and their dispute thereafterAllah the Exalted mentions the favors He granted the Children of Israel, such as revealing the Divine Books to them, sending the Messengers to them and granting them kingship.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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