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Surah Al-Ma’idah, Verse 111

سورة المائدة، الآية ١١١

5:111 Juz 7 Hizb 13 Page 126 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 5:111

وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى ٱلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِى وَبِرَسُولِى قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ ۝١١١

Transliteration

wa-idh awḥaytu ilā l-ḥawāriyīna an āminū bī wabirasūlī qālū āmannā wa-ish'had bi-annanā mus'limūna

Translation

And [remember] when I inspired to the disciples, "Believe in Me and in My messenger [i.e., Jesus]." They said, "We have believed, so bear witness that indeed we are Muslims [in submission to Allāh]."

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Verse 111 of Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:111), a Medinan surah, is in juz 7, on page 126 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 111

Al-Mukhtasar

Another favour that Allah reminded him about was that Allah created assistants for him when He inspired the disciples to have faith in Him and in Jesus. They submitted to that and responded saying, ‘I believe. Be a witness, O our Lord, that we submit to You in devotion’.

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Other translations of verse 111

And [remember] when I inspired the disciples, “Believe in Me and in My messenger [i.e., Jesus].” They said, “We believe, and bear witness that we submit to Allah [as Muslims].”

And when I (Allâh) revealed to Al-Hawâriyyûn (the disciples) [of ‘Îsâ (Jesus)] to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said: "We believe. And bear witness that we are Muslims."

And when I inspired the disciples, (saying): Believe in Me and in My messenger, they said: We believe. Bear witness that we have surrendered (unto Thee) "we are muslims".

"And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger: they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims'".

And when I revealed to the disciples, saying, Believe in Me and My messenger, they said: We believe and bear witness that we submit (ourselves).

And as I revealed to the Disciples (The followers of Isa "Jesus", also called the Apostles) (saying), "Believe in Me and in My Messenger." They said, "We believe, and bear you witness that surely we (ourselves) are Muslims." (Literally: we have surrendered to Him).

Verse 111 word by word

  1. وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
  2. أَوْحَيْتُ awḥaytu I inspired و ح ي
  3. إِلَى ilā to
  4. ٱلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ l-ḥawāriyīna the disciples ح و ر
  5. أَنْ an to
  6. ءَامِنُوا۟ āminū believe أ م ن
  7. بِى bī in Me
  8. وَبِرَسُولِى wabirasūlī and in My Messenger ر س ل
  9. قَالُوٓا۟ qālū they said ق و ل
  10. ءَامَنَّا āmannā We believe أ م ن
  11. وَٱشْهَدْ wa-ish'had and bear witness ش ه د
  12. بِأَنَّنَا bi-annanā that indeed we
  13. مُسْلِمُونَ mus'limūna (are) Muslims س ل م

Verses related to verse 111

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:7

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىٓ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."

  • An-Nahl 16:68–69

    وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ …

    And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses [i.e., hives], and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. …

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