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Wa ja‘alnakum shu‘uban wa qaba’ila li-ta‘arafu

وجعلناكم شعوبا وقبائل لتعارفوا

Surah Al-Hujurat (49), verse 131 verse

Wa ja‘alnakum shu‘uban wa qaba’ila li-ta‘arafu is found in the Quran: Surah Al-Hujurat (49), verse 13. Read the Arabic text with its translation and explanation, and listen to it verse by verse.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ ۝١٣

13. 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 Allāh is the most righteous1521 of you. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.

Notes

[1521] Literally, "he who has the most taqwā," i.e., consciousness and fear of Allāh, piety and righteousness.

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Tafsir of verse 13

Al-Mukhtasar

O people! Indeed, I have created you from one male: your father Adam, and one female: your mother Eve. Therefore, your lineage is the same, so some of you should not take pride in lineage over others. Then, I made you into many nations and dispersed tribes, so that you may recognise one another; not so that you take pride in them, because pride can only be due to Allah-consciousness; Indeed, the most noble from among you according to Allah is the one who is most mindful of Him. Indeed, Allah is aware of your conditions, knowing of what levels of perfection and deficiency you are on; nothing is hidden from him.

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Other translations of verse 13

O people, We have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the most noble of you before Allah is the most righteous7 among you. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

Notes

[7] Lit., "the one who has the most taqwā among you," i.e., consciousness, piety, and fear of Allah.

O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allâh is that (believer) who has At-Taqwâ [i.e. he is one of the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2)]. Verily, Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).

O you men! surely We have created you of a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful (of his duty); surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.

O you mankind, surely We created you of a male and a female, and We have made you races and tribes that you may get mutually acquainted. Surely the most honorable among you in the Providence of Allah are the most pious; surely Allah is Ever-Knowing, Ever-Cognizant.

Verse 13 word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O mankind أ ي ي
  2. ٱلنَّاسُ l-nāsu O mankind أ ن س
  3. إِنَّا innā Indeed, We
  4. خَلَقْنَٰكُم khalaqnākum created you خ ل ق
  5. مِّن min from
  6. ذَكَرٍ dhakarin a male ذ ك ر
  7. وَأُنثَىٰ wa-unthā and a female أ ن ث
  8. وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ wajaʿalnākum and We made you ج ع ل
  9. شُعُوبًا shuʿūban nations ش ع ب
  10. وَقَبَآئِلَ waqabāila and tribes ق ب ل
  11. لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ litaʿārafū that you may know one another ع ر ف
  12. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  13. أَكْرَمَكُمْ akramakum (the) most noble of you ك ر م
  14. عِندَ ʿinda near ع ن د
  15. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  16. أَتْقَىٰكُمْ atqākum (is the) most righteous of you و ق ي
  17. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  18. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  19. عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower ع ل م
  20. خَبِيرٌ khabīrun All-Aware خ ب ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 898

'Mankind! We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you might come to know each other. The noblest among you in Allah's sight is the one with the most taqwa.' (49:13) One man says to another man, 'I am more noble than you are.' No one is nobler than…

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ‏:‏ لاَ أَرَى أَحَدًا يَعْمَلُ…

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3490

Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked, "Who is the most honorable amongst the people?" He said, "The most righteous (i.e. Allah-fearing) amongst you." They said, "We do not ask you about this." He said, "Then Joseph, the prophet of Allah."

مَنْ أَكْرَمُ النَّاسِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتْقَاهُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَيُوسُفُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ‏"

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3491

I asked Zainab bint Abi Salama (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet, "Tell me about the Prophet (ﷺ) . Did he belong to the tribe of Mudar?" She replied, "Yes, he belonged to the tribe of Mudar and was from the offspring of An-Nadr bin Kinana."

أَكَانَ مِنْ مُضَرَ قَالَتْ فَمِمَّنْ كَانَ إِلاَّ مِنْ مُضَرَ مِنْ بَنِي النَّضْرِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ‏.‏

Narrated by Zaynab bint Abu Salama

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3492

I was told by the Rabiba (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet) who, I think, was Zainab, that the Prophet (forbade the utensils (of wine called) Ad-Dubba, Al-Hantam, Al-Muqaiyar and Al-Muzaffat. I said to her, 'Tell me as to which tribe the Prophet (ﷺ) belonged; was he from the tribe of…

عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالْمُقَيَّرِ وَالْمُزَفَّتِ‏.‏ وَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَخْبِرِينِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِمَّنْ كَانَ مِنْ مُضَرَ كَانَ قَالَتْ فَمِمَّنْ كَانَ إِلاَّ مِنْ مُضَرَ، كَانَ مِنْ وَلَدِ…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Abu Salama

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3493

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You see that the people are of different natures. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic period, are also the best in Islam if they comprehend religious knowledge. You see that the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. ambition of ruling) are those who hate…

تَجِدُونَ النَّاسَ مَعَادِنَ، خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا، وَتَجِدُونَ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ فِي هَذَا الشَّأْنِ أَشَدَّهُمْ لَهُ كَرَاهِيَةً ‏"‏‏.‏ ‏"‏ وَتَجِدُونَ شَرَّ…

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