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Verse 46of 54

۞ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍ ۖ أَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌۭ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍۢ شَدِيدٍۢ﴿٤٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ قُلْqulSay
إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
أَعِظُكُمaʿiẓukumI advise you
بِوَٰحِدَةٍ ۖbiwāḥidatinfor one (thing)
أَنanthat
تَقُومُوا۟taqūmūyou stand
لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
مَثْنَىٰmathnā(in) pairs
وَفُرَٰدَىٰwafurādāand (as) individuals
ثُمَّthummathen
تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۚtatafakkarūreflect
مَاNot
بِصَاحِبِكُمbiṣāḥibikum(is in) your companion
مِّنminany
جِنَّةٍ ۚjinnatinmadness
إِنْinNot
هُوَhuwahe
إِلَّاillā(is) except
نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
لَّكُمlakumfor you
بَيْنَbaynabefore
يَدَىْyadaybefore
عَذَابٍۢʿadhābina punishment
شَدِيدٍۢshadīdinsevere

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Refutation of Their Accusation that the Prophet was InsaneAllah says: `Say, O Muhammad, to these disbelievers who claim that you are crazy,'إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُمْ بِوَحِدَةٍI exhort you to one (thing) only, meaning, I am only telling you to one thing, and that is:أَن تَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَى وَفُرَادَى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْ مَا بِصَـحِبِكُمْ مِّن جِنَّةٍthat you stand up for Allah s sake in pairs and singly, and reflect, there is no madness in your companion.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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