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Verse 88of 88

وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۘ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ ۚ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ﴿٨٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَدْعُtadʿuinvoke
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
إِلَـٰهًاilāhangod
ءَاخَرَ ۘākharaother
لَآ(There is) no
إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
إِلَّاillāexcept
هُوَ ۚhuwaHim
كُلُّkulluEvery
شَىْءٍshayinthing
هَالِكٌhālikun(will be) destroyed
إِلَّاillāexcept
وَجْهَهُۥ ۚwajhahuHis Face
لَهُlahuTo Him
ٱلْحُكْمُl-ḥuk'mu(is) the Decision
وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to convey the Message of TawhidHere Allah commands His Messenger to convey the Message and recite the Qur'an to people. He tells him that he will be brought back to the return, which is the Day of Resurrection, where he will be asked about the prophethood he was entrusted with. So Allah says:إِنَّ الَّذِى فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَى مَعَادٍ(Verily, He Who has given you the Qur'an, will surely bring you back to the return.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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