Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 19 (3:19)

آلِ عِمْرَان

إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْإِسْلَٰمُ ۗ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ …

Quran 3:19 is ayah 19 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 52 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:19
إِنَّٱلدِّينَعِندَٱللَّهِٱلْإِسْلَٰمُ ۗوَمَاٱخْتَلَفَٱلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟ٱلْكِتَٰبَإِلَّامِنۢبَعْدِمَاجَآءَهُمُٱلْعِلْمُبَغْيًۢابَيْنَهُمْ ۗوَمَنيَكْفُرْبَِٔايَٰتِٱللَّهِفَإِنَّٱللَّهَسَرِيعُٱلْحِسَابِ١٩
inna l-dīna ʿinda l-lahi l-is'lāmu wamā ikh'talafa alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba illā min baʿdi mā jāahumu l-ʿil'mu baghyan baynahum waman yakfur biāyāti l-lahi fa-inna l-laha sarīʿu l-ḥisābi

Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allāh is Islām. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allāh, then indeed, Allāh is swift in [taking] account.(19)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱلدِّينَl-dīnathe religion
  3. عِندَʿindanear
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  5. ٱلْإِسْلَٰمُ ۗl-is'lāmu(is) Islam
  6. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  7. ٱخْتَلَفَikh'talafadiffered
  8. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  9. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
  10. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  11. إِلَّاillāexcept
  12. مِنۢminfrom
  13. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  14. مَاmā[what]
  15. جَآءَهُمُjāahumucame to them
  16. ٱلْعِلْمُl-ʿil'mu[the] knowledge
  17. بَغْيًۢاbaghyanout of envy
  18. بَيْنَهُمْ ۗbaynahumamong them
  19. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  20. يَكْفُرْyakfurdisbelieves
  21. بَِٔايَٰتِbiāyātiin (the) Verses
  22. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  23. فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
  24. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  25. سَرِيعُsarīʿu(is) swift
  26. ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(in taking) account

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