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Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 8

سورة القلم، الآية ٨

68:8 Juz 29 Hizb 57 Page 564 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 68:8

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٨

Transliteration

falā tuṭiʿi l-mukadhibīna

Translation

Then do not obey the deniers.

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Verse 8 of Surah Al-Qalam (68:8), a Meccan surah, is in juz 29, on page 564 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 8

Al-Mukhtasar

So, O Messenger, do not follow the rejectors in what you have brought.

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Other translations of verse 8

So do not obey the deniers.

So (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) obey you not the deniers [(of Islâmic Monotheism - those who belie the Verses of Allâh), the Oneness of Allâh, and the Messengership of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم]1

Notes

[1] (V.68:8) See the footnote of (V.3:85).

Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).

So do not yield to the rejecters.

So do not obey the beliers.

Verse 8 word by word

  1. فَلَا falā So (do) not
  2. تُطِعِ tuṭiʿi obey ط و ع
  3. ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ l-mukadhibīna the deniers ك ذ ب

Verses related to verse 8

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qamar 54:26

    سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ

    They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

  • Saba 34:24

    قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّآ أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى أَوْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Say, "Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allāh. And indeed, we or you are either upon guidance or in clear error."

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