Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 108
ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهَآ أَوْ يَخَافُوٓا۟ أَن تُرَدَّ أَيْمَـٰنٌۢ بَعْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
That is more likely that they will give testimony according to its [true] objective, or [at least] they would fear that [other] oaths might be taken after their oaths. And fear Allāh and listen [i.e., obey Him]; and Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
Al-Ma'idah · 5:108
Word by word
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- أَدْنَىٰٓadnā(is) closer
- أَنanthat
- يَأْتُوا۟yatūthey will give
- بِٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِbil-shahādatithe testimony
- عَلَىٰʿalāin
- وَجْهِهَآwajhihāits (true) form
- أَوْawor
- يَخَافُوٓا۟yakhāfūthey would fear
- أَنanthat
- تُرَدَّturaddawill be refuted
- أَيْمَـٰنٌۢaymānuntheir oaths
- بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
- أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗaymānihimtheir (others) oaths
- وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۗwa-is'maʿūand listen
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuand Allah
- لَاlā(does) not
- يَهْدِىyahdīguide
- ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
- ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَl-fāsiqīnathe defiantly disobedient
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