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Verse 49:13 · Al-Hujuraat

Surah 49 · Al-Hujuraat (The Inner Apartments) · Medinan · Juz 26 · Mushaf page 517

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ شُعُوبًۭا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۭ

O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO mankind
  2. ٱلنَّاسُO mankind
  3. إِنَّاIndeed We
  4. خَلَقْنَٰكُمcreated you
  5. مِّنfrom
  6. ذَكَرٍۢa male
  7. وَأُنثَىٰand a female
  8. وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْand We made you
  9. شُعُوبًۭاnations
  10. وَقَبَآئِلَand tribes
  11. لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ ۚthat you may know one another
  12. إِنَّIndeed
  13. أَكْرَمَكُمْ(the) most noble of you
  14. عِندَnear
  15. ٱللَّهِAllah
  16. أَتْقَىٰكُمْ ۚ(is the) most righteous of you
  17. إِنَّIndeed
  18. ٱللَّهَAllah
  19. عَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knower
  20. خَبِيرٌۭAll-Aware

Word-by-word translation: Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh & Kausar Khatri

In context

Previous verse · 49:12

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌۭ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًۭا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.

Next verse · 49:14

۞ قَالَتِ ٱلْأَعْرَابُ ءَامَنَّا ۖ قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَلَٰكِن قُولُوٓا۟ أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ ٱلْإِيمَٰنُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَٰلِكُمْ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ

The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,' for faith has not yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not deprive you from your deeds of anything. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

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