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إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْبَلْدَةِ ٱلَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ﴿٩١

Translation (Sahih International)

[Say, O Muhammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [those who submit to Allah]

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
أُمِرْتُumir'tuI am commanded
أَنْanthat
أَعْبُدَaʿbudaI worship
رَبَّrabba(the) Lord
هَـٰذِهِhādhihi(of) this
ٱلْبَلْدَةِl-baldaticity
ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One Who
حَرَّمَهَاḥarramahāmade it sacred
وَلَهُۥwalahuand to Him (belongs)
كُلُّkulluall
شَىْءٍۢ ۖshayinthings
وَأُمِرْتُwa-umir'tuAnd I am commanded
أَنْanthat
أَكُونَakūnaI be
مِنَminaof
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnathe Muslims

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to worship Allah and to call People with the Qur'anAllah commands His Messenger to say:إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبِّ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَىءٍ(I have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city, Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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