Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 3 (7:3)

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ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ …

Quran 7:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 151 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:3
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟مَآأُنزِلَإِلَيْكُممِّنرَّبِّكُمْوَلَاتَتَّبِعُوا۟مِندُونِهِۦٓأَوْلِيَآءَ ۗقَلِيلًامَّاتَذَكَّرُونَ٣
ittabiʿū mā unzila ilaykum min rabbikum walā tattabiʿū min dūnihi awliyāa qalīlan mā tadhakkarūna

Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.(3)

Word by word

  1. ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ittabiʿūFollow
  2. مَآmāwhat
  3. أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
  4. إِلَيْكُمilaykumto you
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
  7. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  8. تَتَّبِعُوا۟tattabiʿūfollow
  9. مِنminfrom
  10. دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibeside Him
  11. أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗawliyāaany allies
  12. قَلِيلًاqalīlanLittle
  13. مَّاmā(is) what
  14. تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnayou remember

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