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An-Nisa (The Women)

Verse 48of 176

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱفْتَرَىٰٓ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا﴿٤٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَا(does) not
يَغْفِرُyaghfiruforgive
أَنanthat
يُشْرَكَyush'rakapartners be associated
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
وَيَغْفِرُwayaghfirubut He forgives
مَاfrom
دُونَdūnaother than
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
لِمَنlimanfor whom
يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُشْرِكْyush'rikassociates partners
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
فَقَدِfaqadithen surely
ٱفْتَرَىٰٓif'tarāhe has fabricated
إِثْمًاith'mana sin
عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmantremendous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Calling the People of the Book to Embrace the Faith, Warning them Against Doing OtherwiseAllah commands the People of the Scriptures to believe in what He has sent down to His servant and Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ , the Glorious Book that conforms to the good news that they already have about Muhammad ﷺ.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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