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ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَٰلَهُمْ﴿٣

Translation (Sahih International)

That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah present to the people their comparisons.

Word-by-word meaning

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
بِأَنَّbi-anna(is) because
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ittabaʿūfollow
ٱلْبَـٰطِلَl-bāṭilafalsehood
وَأَنَّwa-annaand that
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ittabaʿūfollow
ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqa(the) truth
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّهِمْ ۚrabbihimtheir Lord
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
يَضْرِبُyaḍribuAllah presents
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah presents
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsito the people
أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْamthālahumtheir similitudes

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Al-Madinahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Reward of the Disbelievers and the Believers Allah says,الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ(Those who disbelieve) meaning, in the Ayat of Allah.وَصُدُّواْ(and hinder (men)) Others.عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعْمَـلَهُمْ(from the path of Allah, He will render their deeds vain.) meaning, He renders their deeds vain and futile, and He denies them any rewards or blessings for them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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