Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 117 (4:117)

ٱلنِّسَاء

إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَٰثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَٰنًا مَّرِيدًا

Quran 4:117 is ayah 117 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 97 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:117
إِنيَدْعُونَمِندُونِهِۦٓإِلَّآإِنَٰثًاوَإِنيَدْعُونَإِلَّاشَيْطَٰنًامَّرِيدًا١١٧
in yadʿūna min dūnihi illā ināthan wa-in yadʿūna illā shayṭānan marīdan

They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan,(117)

Word by word

  1. إِنinNot
  2. يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
  3. مِنminfrom
  4. دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
  5. إِلَّآillābut
  6. إِنَٰثًاināthanfemale (deities)
  7. وَإِنwa-inand not
  8. يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
  9. إِلَّاillāexcept
  10. شَيْطَٰنًاshayṭānanShaitaan
  11. مَّرِيدًاmarīdanrebellious

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