Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 213
كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فِيمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ فِيهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ فَهَدَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allāh sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over it [i.e., the Scripture] except those who were given it - after the clear proofs came to them - out of jealous animosity among themselves. And Allāh guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allāh guides whom He wills to a straight path.
Word by word
- كَانَkānaWas
- ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsumankind
- أُمَّةًۭummatana community
- وَٰحِدَةًۭwāḥidatansingle
- فَبَعَثَfabaʿathathen raised up
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَl-nabiyīna[the] Prophets
- مُبَشِّرِينَmubashirīna(as) bearers of glad tidings
- وَمُنذِرِينَwamundhirīnaand (as) warners
- وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaand sent down
- مَعَهُمُmaʿahumuwith them
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
- بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin [the] truth
- لِيَحْكُمَliyaḥkumato judge
- بَيْنَbaynabetween
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi[the] people
- فِيمَاfīmāin what
- ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikh'talafūthey differed
- فِيهِ ۚfīhi[in it]
- وَمَاwamāAnd (did) not
- ٱخْتَلَفَikh'talafadiffer[ed]
- فِيهِfīhiin it
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- أُوتُوهُūtūhuwere given it
- مِنۢminfrom
- بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
- مَاmā[what]
- جَآءَتْهُمُjāathumucame to them
- ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُl-bayinātuthe clear proofs
- بَغْيًۢاbaghyan(out of) jealousy
- بَيْنَهُمْ ۖbaynahumamong themselves
- فَهَدَىfahadāAnd guided
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
- لِمَاlimāregarding what
- ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikh'talafūthey differed
- فِيهِfīhi[in it]
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe Truth
- بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۗbi-idh'nihiwith His permission
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يَهْدِىyahdīguides
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
- إِلَىٰilāto
- صِرَٰطٍۢṣirāṭina path
- مُّسْتَقِيمٍmus'taqīminstraight
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