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Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 31

سورة الأحقاف، الآية ٣١

46:31 Juz 26 Hizb 51 Page 506 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 46:31

يَٰقَوْمَنَآ أَجِيبُوا۟ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ۝٣١

Transliteration

yāqawmanā ajībū dāʿiya l-lahi waāminū bihi yaghfir lakum min dhunūbikum wayujir'kum min ʿadhābin alīmin

Translation

O our people, respond to the Caller [i.e., Messenger] of Allāh1488 and believe in him; He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.

Notes

[1488] Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Verse 31 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (46:31), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 506 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 31

Al-Mukhtasar

O our people, respond to the truth that Muhammad calls you towards and believe that he is a messenger from his Lord, and Allah will forgive your sins and save you from a painful punishment that awaits you if you do not respond to the truth that he calls you towards and do not believe that he is a messenger from his Lord.

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Other translations of verse 31

O our people, respond to the one13 who is calling to Allah, and believe in him; He will forgive some of your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.

Notes

[13] i.e., Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

O our people! Respond (with obedience) to Allâh’s Caller (i.e. Allâh’s Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), and believe in him (i.e. believe in that which Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has brought from Allâh and follow him). He (Allâh) will forgive you of your sins, and will save you from a painful torment (i.e. Hell-fire)4

Notes

[4] (V.46:31) See the footnote of (V.3:85).

O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.

"O our people, hearken to the one who invites (you) to Allah, and believe in him: He will forgive you your faults, and deliver you from a Penalty Grievous.

O our people! accept the Divine caller and believe in Him, He will forgive you of your faults and protect you from a painful punishment.

O our people, answer the Caller of Allah, and believe in Him, (and) He will forgive you (some) of your guilty (deeds), and (offer) you neighborly (protection) from a painful torment.

Verse 31 word by word

  1. يَٰقَوْمَنَآ yāqawmanā O our people ق و م
  2. أَجِيبُوا۟ ajībū Respond ج و ب
  3. دَاعِىَ dāʿiya (to the) caller د ع و
  4. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  5. وَءَامِنُوا۟ waāminū and believe أ م ن
  6. بِهِۦ bihi in him
  7. يَغْفِرْ yaghfir He will forgive غ ف ر
  8. لَكُم lakum for you
  9. مِّن min of
  10. ذُنُوبِكُمْ dhunūbikum your sins ذ ن ب
  11. وَيُجِرْكُم wayujir'kum and will protect you ج و ر
  12. مِّنْ min from
  13. عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin a punishment ع ذ ب
  14. أَلِيمٍ alīmin painful أ ل م

Verses related to verse 31

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ar-Rahman 55:74

    لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

    Untouched before them by man or jinnī -

  • Ar-Rahman 55:46–47

    وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ …

    But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens - …

  • Al-Kahf 18:107

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا

    Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,

  • Nuh 71:4

    يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."

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