Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 31
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.
At-Tawbah · 9:31
Word by word
- ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ittakhadhūThey have taken
- أَحْبَارَهُمْaḥbārahumtheir rabbis
- وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْwaruh'bānahumand their monks
- أَرْبَابًۭاarbāban(as) Lords
- مِّنminbesides
- دُونِdūnibesides
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- وَٱلْمَسِيحَwal-masīḥaand the Messiah
- ٱبْنَib'nason
- مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
- وَمَآwamāAnd not
- أُمِرُوٓا۟umirūthey were commanded
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟liyaʿbudūthat they worship
- إِلَـٰهًۭاilāhanOne God
- وَٰحِدًۭا ۖwāḥidanOne God
- لَّآlā(There) is no
- إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- هُوَ ۚhuwaHim
- سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
- عَمَّاʿammāfrom what
- يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnathey associate (with Him)
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