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Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 163

سورة آل عمران، الآية ١٦٣

3:163 Juz 4 Hizb 7 Page 71 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 3:163

هُمْ دَرَجَٰتٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ۝١٦٣

Transliteration

hum darajātun ʿinda l-lahi wal-lahu baṣīrun bimā yaʿmalūna

Translation

They are [varying] degrees in the sight of Allāh, and Allāh is Seeing of whatever they do.

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Verse 163 of Surah Ali ’Imran (3:163), a Medinan surah, is in juz 4, on page 71 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 163

Al-Mukhtasar

They are different in the ranks and levels in the Afterlife: those who follow Allah’s pleasure find their places in Paradise, according to how high their rank in it is; and those who follow what displeases Allah find their places in Hell, according to how low their rank in it is. Allah sees what they do. Nothing is hidden from Him, and everyone will be rewarded according to what they do.

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Other translations of verse 163

They are of various ranks with Allah, and Allah is All-Seeing of what they do.

They are in varying grades with Allâh, and Allâh is All-Seer of what they do.

There are degrees (of grace and reprobation) with Allah, and Allah is Seer of what they do.

They are in varying gardens in the sight of Allah, and Allah sees well all that they do.

There are (varying) grades with Allah, and Allah sees what they do.

They are degrees (of honor) in the Providence of Allah; and Allah is Ever-Beholding of whatever they do.

Verse 163 word by word

  1. هُمْ hum They
  2. دَرَجَٰتٌ darajātun (are in varying) degrees د ر ج
  3. عِندَ ʿinda near ع ن د
  4. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  5. وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu and Allah
  6. بَصِيرٌۢ baṣīrun (is) All-Seer ب ص ر
  7. بِمَا bimā of what
  8. يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna they do ع م ل

Verses related to verse 163

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-An’am 6:132

    وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا۟ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

    And for all are degrees [i.e., positions resulting] from what they have done. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do.

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  • Al-Baqarah 2:96

    وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ حَيَوٰةٍ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

    And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - [even] more than those who associate others with Allāh. One of them wishes that he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. And Allāh is Seeing of what they do.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:71

    وَحَسِبُوٓا۟ أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا۟ وَصَمُّوا۟ ثُمَّ تَابَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُوا۟ وَصَمُّوا۟ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

    And they thought there would be no [resulting] punishment, so they became blind and deaf. Then Allāh turned to them in forgiveness; then [again] many of them became blind and deaf. And Allāh is Seeing of what they do.

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