Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 103 (3:103)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِحَبْلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا۟ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ …

Quran 3:103 is ayah 103 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 63 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:103
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟بِحَبْلِٱللَّهِجَمِيعًاوَلَاتَفَرَّقُوا۟ ۚوَٱذْكُرُوا۟نِعْمَتَٱللَّهِعَلَيْكُمْإِذْكُنتُمْأَعْدَآءًفَأَلَّفَبَيْنَقُلُوبِكُمْفَأَصْبَحْتُمبِنِعْمَتِهِۦٓإِخْوَٰنًاوَكُنتُمْعَلَىٰشَفَاحُفْرَةٍمِّنَٱلنَّارِفَأَنقَذَكُممِّنْهَا ۗكَذَٰلِكَيُبَيِّنُٱللَّهُلَكُمْءَايَٰتِهِۦلَعَلَّكُمْتَهْتَدُونَ١٠٣
wa-iʿ'taṣimū biḥabli l-lahi jamīʿan walā tafarraqū wa-udh'kurū niʿ'mata l-lahi ʿalaykum idh kuntum aʿdāan fa-allafa bayna qulūbikum fa-aṣbaḥtum biniʿ'matihi ikh'wānan wakuntum ʿalā shafā ḥuf'ratin mina l-nāri fa-anqadhakum min'hā kadhālika yubayyinu l-lahu lakum āyātihi laʿallakum tahtadūna

And hold firmly to the rope of Allāh all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.(103)

Word by word

  1. وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟wa-iʿ'taṣimūAnd hold firmly
  2. بِحَبْلِbiḥablito (the) rope
  3. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  4. جَمِيعًاjamīʿanall together
  5. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  6. تَفَرَّقُوا۟ ۚtafarraqūbe divided
  7. وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurūAnd remember
  8. نِعْمَتَniʿ'mata(the) Favor
  9. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  10. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
  11. إِذْidhwhen
  12. كُنتُمْkuntumyou were
  13. أَعْدَآءًaʿdāanenemies
  14. فَأَلَّفَfa-allafathen He made friendship
  15. بَيْنَbaynabetween
  16. قُلُوبِكُمْqulūbikumyour hearts
  17. فَأَصْبَحْتُمfa-aṣbaḥtumthen you became
  18. بِنِعْمَتِهِۦٓbiniʿ'matihiby His Favor
  19. إِخْوَٰنًاikh'wānanbrothers
  20. وَكُنتُمْwakuntumAnd you were
  21. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  22. شَفَاshafā(the) brink
  23. حُفْرَةٍḥuf'ratin(of) pit
  24. مِّنَminaof
  25. ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire
  26. فَأَنقَذَكُمfa-anqadhakumthen He saved you
  27. مِّنْهَا ۗmin'hāfrom it
  28. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  29. يُبَيِّنُyubayyinumakes clear
  30. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  31. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  32. ءَايَٰتِهِۦāyātihiHis Verses
  33. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  34. تَهْتَدُونَtahtadūna(be) guided

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