Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Maryam (Mary)

Verse 73of 98

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَىُّ ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌۭ مَّقَامًۭا وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّۭا﴿٧٣﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association?"

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
تُتْلَىٰtut'lāare recited
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāOur Verses
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢbayyinātinclear
قَالَqālasay
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieved
أَىُّayyuWhich
ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِl-farīqayni(of) the two groups
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
مَّقَامًۭاmaqāman(in) position
وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanuand best
نَدِيًّۭاnadiyyan(in) assembly

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Disbelievers boast over Their good Fortune in the WorldAllah, the Exalted, informs that when the clear, evident Ayat of Allah are recited to the disbelievers, they reject them and turn away. They say about those who believe, while boasting to them and arguing that their false religion is correct,خَيْرٌ مَّقَاماً وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيّاً(best dwellings and the finest Nadiyyan.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project