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Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Verse 4

سورة الممتحنة، الآية ٤

60:4 Juz 28 Hizb 55 Page 549 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 60:4

قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۝٤

Transliteration

qad kānat lakum us'watun ḥasanatun fī ib'rāhīma wa-alladhīna maʿahu idh qālū liqawmihim innā buraāu minkum wamimmā taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi kafarnā bikum wabadā baynanā wabaynakumu l-ʿadāwatu wal-baghḍāu abadan ḥattā tu'minū bil-lahi waḥdahu illā qawla ib'rāhīma li-abīhi la-astaghfiranna laka wamā amliku laka mina l-lahi min shayin rabbanā ʿalayka tawakkalnā wa-ilayka anabnā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru

Translation

There has already been for you an excellent pattern1673 in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allāh. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allāh alone" - except for the saying of Abraham to his father, "I will surely ask forgiveness for you, but I have not [power to do] for you anything against Allāh. Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.

Notes

[1673] An example to be followed.

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Verse 4 of Surah Al-Mumtahanah (60:4), a Medinan surah, is in juz 28, on page 549 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 4

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O believers! You have a beautiful example to follow in Abraham (peace be upon him) and the believers who were with him, when they said to their disbelieving people: “We have nothing to do with you and the idols you worship instead of Allah. We have disbelieved in the religion you are upon; enmity and dislike has become apparent between us and you until you bring faith in Allah alone and do not ascribe anyone as partner to Him.” So it is necessary for you to proclaim innocence from your disbelieving nation just like they did, except for the statement Abraham (peace be upon him) made to his father: “I will definitely seek forgiveness on your behalf from Allah”: do not follow him in that because it was before Abraham lost hope in his father bringing faith. It is therefore not allowed for a believer to seek forgiveness on behalf of an idolater. Neither can you prevent any punishment of Allah coming upon yourself. O our Lord! Upon You we rely in all our affairs, to You we return in repentance, and to you is our return on the Day of Judgement.

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Other translations of verse 4

Indeed, you have a good example2 in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, “We dissociate ourselves from you and whatever you worship besides Allah. We renounce you, and the enmity and hatred have arisen between us and you forever until you believe in Allah alone”, except for Abraham when he said to his father, “I will seek forgiveness for you, but I cannot protect you from Allah in the least.” “Our Lord, in You we put our trust and to You we turn, and to You is the final return.”

Notes

[2] To be followed.

Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: "Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allâh: we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you hostility and hatred for ever until you believe in Allâh Alone" - except the saying of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) to his father: "Verily, I will ask forgiveness (from Allâh) for you, but I have no power to do anything for you before Allâh.2" Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return.

Notes

[2] (V.60:4) See the Qur’ân Verses (V.9:114), (V.19:41-49) and (V.26:70-86)

There is a goodly pattern for you in Abraham and those with him, when they told their folk: Lo! we are guiltless of you and all that ye worship beside Allah. We have done with you. And there hath arisen between us and you hostility and hate for ever until ye believe in Allah only - save that which Abraham promised his father (when he said): I will ask forgiveness for thee, though I own nothing for thee from Allah - Our Lord! In Thee we put our trust, and unto Thee we turn repentant, and unto Thee is the journeying.

There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believe in Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thy behalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal.

Indeed, there is for you a good example in Ibrahim and those with him when they said to their people: Surely we are clear of you and of what you serve besides Allah; we declare ourselves to be clear of you, and enmity and hatred have appeared between us and you forever until you believe in Allah alone-- but not in what Ibrahim said to his father: I would certainly ask forgiveness for you, and I do not control for you aught from Allah-- Our Lord! on Thee do we rely, and to Thee do we turn, and to Thee is the eventual coming:

You have already had a fair example in Ibrahim (Abraham) and the ones with him as they said to their people, "Surely we are completely quit of you and whatever you worship apart from Allah. We disbelieve in you, and between you and us enmity has appeared, and abhorrence forever, until you believe in Allah alone." Except that Ibrahim said to his father, "Indeed I will definitely ask forgiveness for you; and in no way do I possess anything for you from Allah." "Our Lord, in (Literally: no You) You we trust, and to You we turn penitent, and to You is the Destiny.

Verse 4 word by word

  1. قَدْ qad Indeed
  2. كَانَتْ kānat (there) is ك و ن
  3. لَكُمْ lakum for you
  4. أُسْوَةٌ us'watun an example أ س و
  5. حَسَنَةٌ ḥasanatun good ح س ن
  6. فِىٓ fī in
  7. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim
  8. وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those
  9. مَعَهُۥٓ maʿahu with him
  10. إِذْ idh when
  11. قَالُوا۟ qālū they said ق و ل
  12. لِقَوْمِهِمْ liqawmihim to their people ق و م
  13. إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
  14. بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ buraāu (are) disassociated ب ر أ
  15. مِنكُمْ minkum from you
  16. وَمِمَّا wamimmā and from what
  17. تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna you worship ع ب د
  18. مِن min from
  19. دُونِ dūni besides د و ن
  20. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  21. كَفَرْنَا kafarnā We have denied ك ف ر
  22. بِكُمْ bikum you
  23. وَبَدَا wabadā and has appeared ب د و
  24. بَيْنَنَا baynanā between us ب ي ن
  25. وَبَيْنَكُمُ wabaynakumu and between you ب ي ن
  26. ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ l-ʿadāwatu enmity ع د و
  27. وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ wal-baghḍāu and hatred ب غ ض
  28. أَبَدًا abadan forever أ ب د
  29. حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until
  30. تُؤْمِنُوا۟ tu'minū you believe أ م ن
  31. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah
  32. وَحْدَهُۥٓ waḥdahu Alone و ح د
  33. إِلَّا illā Except
  34. قَوْلَ qawla (the) saying ق و ل
  35. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma (of) Ibrahim
  36. لِأَبِيهِ li-abīhi to his father أ ب و
  37. لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ la-astaghfiranna Surely I ask forgiveness غ ف ر
  38. لَكَ laka for you
  39. وَمَآ wamā but not
  40. أَمْلِكُ amliku I have power م ل ك
  41. لَكَ laka for you
  42. مِنَ mina from
  43. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  44. مِن min of
  45. شَىْءٍ shayin anything ش ي أ
  46. رَّبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord ر ب ب
  47. عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka upon You
  48. تَوَكَّلْنَا tawakkalnā we put our trust و ك ل
  49. وَإِلَيْكَ wa-ilayka and to You
  50. أَنَبْنَا anabnā we turn ن و ب
  51. وَإِلَيْكَ wa-ilayka and to You
  52. ٱلْمَصِيرُ l-maṣīru (is) the final return ص ي ر

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