Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 183
ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَآ أَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَنَا بِقُرْبَانٍ تَأْكُلُهُ ٱلنَّارُ ۗ قُلْ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِى بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَبِٱلَّذِى قُلْتُمْ فَلِمَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
[They are] those who said, "Indeed, Allāh has taken our promise not to believe any messenger until he brings us an offering which fire [from heaven] will consume." Say, "There have already come to you messengers before me with clear proofs and [even] that of which you speak. So why did you kill them, if you should be truthful?"
Ali 'Imran · 3:183
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
- قَالُوٓا۟qālūsaid
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- عَهِدَʿahida(has) taken promise
- إِلَيْنَآilaynāfrom us
- أَلَّاallāthat not
- نُؤْمِنَnu'minawe (should) believe
- لِرَسُولٍlirasūlinin a Messenger
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- يَأْتِيَنَاyatiyanāhe brings to us
- بِقُرْبَانٍۢbiqur'bānina sacrifice
- تَأْكُلُهُtakuluhuconsumes it
- ٱلنَّارُ ۗl-nāruthe fire
- قُلْqulSay
- قَدْqadSurely
- جَآءَكُمْjāakumcame to you
- رُسُلٌۭrusulunMessengers
- مِّنminfrom
- قَبْلِىqablībefore me
- بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِbil-bayinātiwith the clear Signs
- وَبِٱلَّذِىwabi-alladhīand with what
- قُلْتُمْqul'tumyou speak
- فَلِمَfalimaSo why
- قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْqataltumūhumyou killed them
- إِنinif
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
- صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
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