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Az-Zumar (The Troops)

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أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌۭ كَفَّارٌۭ﴿٣

Translation (Sahih International)

Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position." Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.

Word-by-word meaning

أَلَاalāUnquestionably
لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
ٱلدِّينُl-dīnu(is) the religion
ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚl-khāliṣuthe pure
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūtake
مِنminbesides Him
دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors
مَاNot
نَعْبُدُهُمْnaʿbuduhumwe worship them
إِلَّاillāexcept
لِيُقَرِّبُونَآliyuqarribūnāthat they may bring us near
إِلَىilāto
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
زُلْفَىٰٓzul'fā(in) nearness
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuwill judge
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
فِىin
مَاwhat
هُمْhumthey
فِيهِfīhi[in it]
يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗyakhtalifūnadiffer
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَا(does) not
يَهْدِىyahdīguide
مَنْman(one) who
هُوَhuwa[he]
كَـٰذِبٌۭkādhibun(is) a liar
كَفَّارٌۭkaffārunand a disbeliever

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Virtues of Surat Az-ZumarAn-Nasa'i recorded that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast until we would say, `He does not want to break fast,' and he would not fast until we would say, `He does not want to fast.' And he used to recite Bani Isra'il Al-Isra' and Az-Zumar every night."بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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