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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 18of 200

شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ﴿١٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Word-by-word meaning

شَهِدَshahidaBears witness
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]
لَآ(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
إِلَّاillāexcept
هُوَhuwaHim
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatuand (so do) the Angels
وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulūand owners
ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mi(of) [the] knowledge
قَآئِمًۢاqāimanstanding
بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚbil-qis'ṭiin justice
لَآ(There is) no
إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
إِلَّاillāexcept
هُوَhuwaHim
ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuthe All-Wise

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Testimony of TawhidAllah bears witness, and verily, Allah is sufficient as a Witness, and He is the Most Truthful and Just Witness there is; His statement is the absolute truth,أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ(that La ilaha illa Huwa) meaning, He Alone is the Lord and God of all creation; everyone and everything are His servants, creation and in need of Him. Allah is the Most Rich, Free from needing anyone or anything.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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