Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 3 (39:3)

ٱلزُّمَر

أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ …

Quran 39:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 458 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:3
أَلَالِلَّهِٱلدِّينُٱلْخَالِصُ ۚوَٱلَّذِينَٱتَّخَذُوا۟مِندُونِهِۦٓأَوْلِيَآءَمَانَعْبُدُهُمْإِلَّالِيُقَرِّبُونَآإِلَىٱللَّهِزُلْفَىٰٓإِنَّٱللَّهَيَحْكُمُبَيْنَهُمْفِىمَاهُمْفِيهِيَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايَهْدِىمَنْهُوَكَٰذِبٌكَفَّارٌ٣
alā lillahi l-dīnu l-khāliṣu wa-alladhīna ittakhadhū min dūnihi awliyāa mā naʿbuduhum illā liyuqarribūnā ilā l-lahi zul'fā inna l-laha yaḥkumu baynahum fī mā hum fīhi yakhtalifūna inna l-laha lā yahdī man huwa kādhibun kaffārun

Unquestionably, for Allāh is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allāh in position." Indeed, Allāh will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allāh does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.(3)

Word by word

  1. أَلَاalāUnquestionably
  2. لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
  3. ٱلدِّينُl-dīnu(is) the religion
  4. ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚl-khāliṣuthe pure
  5. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
  6. ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūtake
  7. مِنminbesides Him
  8. دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
  9. أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors
  10. مَاmāNot
  11. نَعْبُدُهُمْnaʿbuduhumwe worship them
  12. إِلَّاillāexcept
  13. لِيُقَرِّبُونَآliyuqarribūnāthat they may bring us near
  14. إِلَىilāto
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  16. زُلْفَىٰٓzul'fā(in) nearness
  17. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  18. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  19. يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuwill judge
  20. بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
  21. فِىfīin
  22. مَاmāwhat
  23. هُمْhumthey
  24. فِيهِfīhi[in it]
  25. يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗyakhtalifūnadiffer
  26. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  27. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  28. لَاlā(does) not
  29. يَهْدِىyahdīguide
  30. مَنْman(one) who
  31. هُوَhuwa[he]
  32. كَٰذِبٌkādhibun(is) a liar
  33. كَفَّارٌkaffārunand a disbeliever

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