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Surah Muhammad, Ayah 3 (47:3)

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ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ …

Quran 47:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Muhammad (“Muhammad”), a Medinan surah of 38 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 507 of the Madani Mushaf.

47:3
ذَٰلِكَبِأَنَّٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ٱلْبَٰطِلَوَأَنَّٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ٱلْحَقَّمِنرَّبِّهِمْ ۚكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِبُٱللَّهُلِلنَّاسِأَمْثَٰلَهُمْ٣
dhālika bi-anna alladhīna kafarū ittabaʿū l-bāṭila wa-anna alladhīna āmanū ittabaʿū l-ḥaqa min rabbihim kadhālika yaḍribu l-lahu lilnnāsi amthālahum

That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allāh present to the people their comparisons.(3)

Word by word

  1. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
  2. بِأَنَّbi-anna(is) because
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
  5. ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ittabaʿūfollow
  6. ٱلْبَٰطِلَl-bāṭilafalsehood
  7. وَأَنَّwa-annaand that
  8. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  9. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  10. ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ittabaʿūfollow
  11. ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqa(the) truth
  12. مِنminfrom
  13. رَّبِّهِمْ ۚrabbihimtheir Lord
  14. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  15. يَضْرِبُyaḍribuAllah presents
  16. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah presents
  17. لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsito the people
  18. أَمْثَٰلَهُمْamthālahumtheir similitudes

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