Surah Al-Mujadila, Ayah 9 (58:9)

ٱلْمُجَادِلَة

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا تَنَٰجَيْتُمْ فَلَا تَتَنَٰجَوْا۟ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ …

Quran 58:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Al-Mujadila (“The Pleading Woman”), a Medinan surah of 22 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 543 of the Madani Mushaf.

58:9
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟إِذَاتَنَٰجَيْتُمْفَلَاتَتَنَٰجَوْا۟بِٱلْإِثْمِوَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِوَمَعْصِيَتِٱلرَّسُولِوَتَنَٰجَوْا۟بِٱلْبِرِّوَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖوَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَٱلَّذِىٓإِلَيْهِتُحْشَرُونَ٩
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā tanājaytum falā tatanājaw bil-ith'mi wal-ʿud'wāni wamaʿṣiyati l-rasūli watanājaw bil-biri wal-taqwā wa-ittaqū l-laha alladhī ilayhi tuḥ'sharūna

O you who have believed, when you converse privately, do not converse about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger but converse about righteousness and piety. And fear Allāh, to whom you will be gathered.(9)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
  3. ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūO you who believe
  4. إِذَاidhāWhen
  5. تَنَٰجَيْتُمْtanājaytumyou hold secret counsel
  6. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
  7. تَتَنَٰجَوْا۟tatanājawhold secret counsel
  8. بِٱلْإِثْمِbil-ith'mifor sin
  9. وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِwal-ʿud'wāniand aggression
  10. وَمَعْصِيَتِwamaʿṣiyatiand disobedience
  11. ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūli(to) the Messenger
  12. وَتَنَٰجَوْا۟watanājawbut hold secret counsel
  13. بِٱلْبِرِّbil-birifor righteousness
  14. وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖwal-taqwāand piety
  15. وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
  16. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  17. ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīthe One Who
  18. إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
  19. تُحْشَرُونَtuḥ'sharūnayou will be gathered

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