Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 18
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
At-Tawbah · 9:18
Word by word
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- يَعْمُرُyaʿmuruwill maintain
- مَسَـٰجِدَmasājida(the) masajid of Allah
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) masajid of Allah
- مَنْman(the one) who
- ءَامَنَāmanabelieves
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
- وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرِl-ākhirithe Last
- وَأَقَامَwa-aqāmaand establishes
- ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
- وَءَاتَىwaātāand gives
- ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe zakah
- وَلَمْwalamand not
- يَخْشَyakhshafear
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱللَّهَ ۖl-lahaAllah
- فَعَسَىٰٓfaʿasāThen perhaps
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathose
- أَنan[that]
- يَكُونُوا۟yakūnūthey are
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَl-muh'tadīnathe guided ones
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