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Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 20

سورة الأنفال، الآية ٢٠

8:20 Juz 9 Hizb 18 Page 179 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 8:20

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ ۝٢٠

Transliteration

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū aṭīʿū l-laha warasūlahu walā tawallaw ʿanhu wa-antum tasmaʿūna

Translation

O you who have believed, obey Allāh and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].

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Verse 20 of Surah Al-Anfal (8:20), a Medinan surah, is in juz 9, on page 179 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 20

Al-Mukhtasar

O you who believe in Allah and follow His Messenger, obey Allah and His Messenger, following what He instructs and staying away from what He has prohibited, not turning away from Him or going against His laws, and doing what He has forbidden especially whilst you are listening to the verses of Allah being recited to you.

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Other translations of verse 20

O you who believe, obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him after hearing [his command].

O you who believe! Obey Allâh and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) while you are hearing.

O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).

O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).

O you who believe! obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn back from Him while you hear.

O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn away from him, (even) as you hear (him speak).

Verse 20 word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you أ ي ي
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna who
  3. ءَامَنُوٓا۟ āmanū believe أ م ن
  4. أَطِيعُوا۟ aṭīʿū Obey ط و ع
  5. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  6. وَرَسُولَهُۥ warasūlahu and His Messenger ر س ل
  7. وَلَا walā And (do) not
  8. تَوَلَّوْا۟ tawallaw turn away و ل ي
  9. عَنْهُ ʿanhu from him
  10. وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you
  11. تَسْمَعُونَ tasmaʿūna hear س م ع

Verses related to verse 20

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Anfal 8:32

    وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    And [remember] when they said, "O Allāh, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment."

  • Al-Isra 17:8

    عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يَرْحَمَكُمْ وَإِنْ عُدتُّمْ عُدْنَا وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا

    [Then Allāh said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed."

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Muhammad 47:33

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ

    O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.

  • An-Nisa 4:59

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

    O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allāh and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.

  • Al-Ahzab 33:41

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا

    O you who have believed, remember Allāh with much remembrance

  • At-Tawbah 9:119

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    O you who have believed, fear Allāh and be with those who are true.

  • Al-Ahzab 33:70

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا

    O you who have believed, fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.

  • As-Saf 61:2

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?

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