Surah An-Nisa, ayah 157
وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَـٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًۢا
And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, the messenger of Allāh." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.
Word by word
- وَقَوْلِهِمْwaqawlihimAnd for their saying
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- قَتَلْنَاqatalnākilled
- ٱلْمَسِيحَl-masīḥathe Messiah
- عِيسَىʿīsāIsa
- ٱبْنَib'nason
- مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
- رَسُولَrasūla(the) Messenger
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- قَتَلُوهُqatalūhuthey killed him
- وَمَاwamāand not
- صَلَبُوهُṣalabūhuthey crucified him
- وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbut
- شُبِّهَshubbihait was made to appear (so)
- لَهُمْ ۚlahumto them
- وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikh'talafūdiffer
- فِيهِfīhiin it
- لَفِىlafī(are) surely in
- شَكٍّۢshakkindoubt
- مِّنْهُ ۚmin'huabout it
- مَاmāNot
- لَهُمlahumfor them
- بِهِۦbihiabout it
- مِنْmin[of]
- عِلْمٍʿil'min(any) knowledge
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱتِّبَاعَittibāʿa(the) following
- ٱلظَّنِّ ۚl-ẓani(of) assumption
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- قَتَلُوهُqatalūhuthey killed him
- يَقِينًۢاyaqīnancertainly
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