Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 73 (3:73)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ …

Quran 3:73 is ayah 73 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 59 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:73
وَلَاتُؤْمِنُوٓا۟إِلَّالِمَنتَبِعَدِينَكُمْقُلْإِنَّٱلْهُدَىٰهُدَىٱللَّهِأَنيُؤْتَىٰٓأَحَدٌمِّثْلَمَآأُوتِيتُمْأَوْيُحَآجُّوكُمْعِندَرَبِّكُمْ ۗقُلْإِنَّٱلْفَضْلَبِيَدِٱللَّهِيُؤْتِيهِمَنيَشَآءُ ۗوَٱللَّهُوَٰسِعٌعَلِيمٌ٧٣
walā tu'minū illā liman tabiʿa dīnakum qul inna l-hudā hudā l-lahi an yu'tā aḥadun mith'la mā ūtītum aw yuḥājjūkum ʿinda rabbikum qul inna l-faḍla biyadi l-lahi yu'tīhi man yashāu wal-lahu wāsiʿun ʿalīmun

And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allāh. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand of Allāh - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Wise."(73)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟tu'minūbelieve
  3. إِلَّاillāexcept
  4. لِمَنliman(the one) who
  5. تَبِعَtabiʿafollows
  6. دِينَكُمْdīnakumyour religion
  7. قُلْqulSay
  8. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  9. ٱلْهُدَىٰl-hudāthe (true) guidance
  10. هُدَىhudā(is the) Guidance
  11. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  12. أَنanlest
  13. يُؤْتَىٰٓyu'tāis given
  14. أَحَدٌaḥadun(to) one
  15. مِّثْلَmith'la(the) like
  16. مَآmā(of) what
  17. أُوتِيتُمْūtītumwas given to you
  18. أَوْawor
  19. يُحَآجُّوكُمْyuḥājjūkumthey may argue with you
  20. عِندَʿindanear
  21. رَبِّكُمْ ۗrabbikumyour Lord
  22. قُلْqulSay
  23. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  24. ٱلْفَضْلَl-faḍlathe Bounty
  25. بِيَدِbiyadi(is) in the Hand
  26. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  27. يُؤْتِيهِyu'tīhiHe gives it
  28. مَنman(to) whom
  29. يَشَآءُ ۗyashāuHe wills
  30. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuand Allah
  31. وَٰسِعٌwāsiʿun(is) All-Encompassing
  32. عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knowing

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