Surah Al-Ahzab, ayah 6
ٱلنَّبِىُّ أَوْلَىٰ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُۥٓ أُمَّهَـٰتُهُمْ ۗ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِبَعْضٍ فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ إِلَّآ أَن تَفْعَلُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآئِكُم مَّعْرُوفًا ۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مَسْطُورًا
The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are [in the position of] their mothers. And those of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in the decree of Allāh than the [other] believers and the emigrants, except that you may do to your close associates a kindness [through bequest]. That was in the Book inscribed.
Word by word
- ٱلنَّبِىُّal-nabiyuThe Prophet
- أَوْلَىٰawlā(is) closer
- بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَbil-mu'minīnato the believers
- مِنْminthan
- أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖanfusihimtheir own selves
- وَأَزْوَٰجُهُۥٓwa-azwājuhuand his wives
- أُمَّهَـٰتُهُمْ ۗummahātuhum(are) their mothers
- وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulūAnd possessors
- ٱلْأَرْحَامِl-arḥāmi(of) relationships
- بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
- أَوْلَىٰawlā(are) closer
- بِبَعْضٍۢbibaʿḍinto another
- فِىfīin
- كِتَـٰبِkitābi(the) Decree
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- مِنَminathan
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
- وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَwal-muhājirīnaand the emigrants
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanthat
- تَفْعَلُوٓا۟tafʿalūyou do
- إِلَىٰٓilāto
- أَوْلِيَآئِكُمawliyāikumyour friends
- مَّعْرُوفًۭا ۚmaʿrūfana kindness
- كَانَkānaThat is
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat is
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe Book
- مَسْطُورًۭاmasṭūranwritten
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