Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 183 (3:183)

آلِ عِمْرَان

ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَآ أَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَنَا …

Quran 3:183 is ayah 183 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 74 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:183
ٱلَّذِينَقَالُوٓا۟إِنَّٱللَّهَعَهِدَإِلَيْنَآأَلَّانُؤْمِنَلِرَسُولٍحَتَّىٰيَأْتِيَنَابِقُرْبَانٍتَأْكُلُهُٱلنَّارُ ۗقُلْقَدْجَآءَكُمْرُسُلٌمِّنقَبْلِىبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِوَبِٱلَّذِىقُلْتُمْفَلِمَقَتَلْتُمُوهُمْإِنكُنتُمْصَٰدِقِينَ١٨٣
alladhīna qālū inna l-laha ʿahida ilaynā allā nu'mina lirasūlin ḥattā yatiyanā biqur'bānin takuluhu l-nāru qul qad jāakum rusulun min qablī bil-bayināti wabi-alladhī qul'tum falima qataltumūhum in kuntum ṣādiqīna

[They are] those who said, "Indeed, Allāh has taken our promise not to believe any messenger until he brings us an offering which fire [from heaven] will consume." Say, "There have already come to you messengers before me with clear proofs and [even] that of which you speak. So why did you kill them, if you should be truthful?"(183)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
  2. قَالُوٓا۟qālūsaid
  3. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  4. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  5. عَهِدَʿahida(has) taken promise
  6. إِلَيْنَآilaynāfrom us
  7. أَلَّاallāthat not
  8. نُؤْمِنَnu'minawe (should) believe
  9. لِرَسُولٍlirasūlinin a Messenger
  10. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  11. يَأْتِيَنَاyatiyanāhe brings to us
  12. بِقُرْبَانٍbiqur'bānina sacrifice
  13. تَأْكُلُهُtakuluhuconsumes it
  14. ٱلنَّارُ ۗl-nāruthe fire
  15. قُلْqulSay
  16. قَدْqadSurely
  17. جَآءَكُمْjāakumcame to you
  18. رُسُلٌrusulunMessengers
  19. مِّنminfrom
  20. قَبْلِىqablībefore me
  21. بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِbil-bayinātiwith the clear Signs
  22. وَبِٱلَّذِىwabi-alladhīand with what
  23. قُلْتُمْqul'tumyou speak
  24. فَلِمَfalimaSo why
  25. قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْqataltumūhumyou killed them
  26. إِنinif
  27. كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
  28. صَٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

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