Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Verse 34of 120

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ﴿٣٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

إِلَّاillāExcept
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
تَابُوا۟tābūrepent
مِنminfrom
قَبْلِqablibefore
أَنanthat
تَقْدِرُوا۟taqdirūyou overpower
عَلَيْهِمْ ۖʿalayhim[over] them
فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamūthen know
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Human Beings Should Respect the Sanctity of Other Human BeingsAllah says, because the son of Adam killed his brother in transgression and aggression,كَتَبْنَا عَلَى بَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ(We ordained for the Children of Israel...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project