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Surah An-Nisa, Verse 165

سورة النساء، الآية ١٦٥

4:165 Juz 6 Hizb 11 Page 104 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 4:165

رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ حُجَّةٌۢ بَعْدَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا ۝١٦٥

Transliteration

rusulan mubashirīna wamundhirīna li-allā yakūna lilnnāsi ʿalā l-lahi ḥujjatun baʿda l-rusuli wakāna l-lahu ʿazīzan ḥakīman

Translation

[We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allāh after the messengers. And ever is Allāh Exalted in Might and Wise.

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Verse 165 of Surah An-Nisa (4:165), a Medinan surah, is in juz 6, on page 104 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 165

Al-Mukhtasar

I sent messengers to give good news of a generous reward for those who have faith in Allah, and to warn those who disbelieve in Him of a painful punishment, so that people will not have any argument to present as an excuse against Me after I have sent the messengers. I am Mighty in My dominion and Wise in My decision.

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Other translations of verse 165

These messengers were sent as bearers of glad tidings and as warners, so that the people may have no excuse before Allah after [the coming of] the messengers. For Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allâh after the (coming of) Messengers. And Allâh is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.

Messengers of good cheer and of warning, in order that mankind might have no argument against Allah after the messengers. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise.

Messengers who gave good news as well as warning, that mankind, after (the coming) of the messengers, should have no plea against Allah: For Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.

(We sent) messengers as the givers of good news and as warners, so that people should not have a plea against Allah after the (coming of) messengers; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.

Messengers (who are) constant bearers of good tidings and constant warners lest mankind should have argument against Allah after the Messengers; and Allah has been Ever-Mighty, Ever-Wise.

Verse 165 word by word

  1. رُّسُلًا rusulan Messengers ر س ل
  2. مُّبَشِّرِينَ mubashirīna bearers of glad tidings ب ش ر
  3. وَمُنذِرِينَ wamundhirīna and warners ن ذ ر
  4. لِئَلَّا li-allā so that not
  5. يَكُونَ yakūna there is ك و ن
  6. لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for mankind أ ن س
  7. عَلَى ʿalā against
  8. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  9. حُجَّةٌۢ ḥujjatun any argument ح ج ج
  10. بَعْدَ baʿda after ب ع د
  11. ٱلرُّسُلِ l-rusuli the Messengers ر س ل
  12. وَكَانَ wakāna And is ك و ن
  13. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  14. عَزِيزًا ʿazīzan All-Mighty ع ز ز
  15. حَكِيمًا ḥakīman All-Wise ح ك م

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1499a

Are you astonished at the jealousy of Sa‘d? I swear by Allah, I am more jealous than him, and Allah is more jealous than me. Because of His jealousy, Allah has prohibited immorality, the apparent and the hidden thereof

Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubādah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If I saw a man with my wife, I would strike him with my bare sword." That statement reached the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "Are…

أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ غَيْرَةِ سَعْدٍ فَوَاللَّهِ لأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ وَاللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي مِنْ أَجْلِ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلاَ شَخْصَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ…

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Verses related to verse 165

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Taha 20:134

    وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ

    And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses [i.e., teachings] before we were humiliated and disgraced?"

  • Al-Qasas 28:47

    وَلَوْلَآ أَن تُصِيبَهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...

Verses with similar wording

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

  • Al-Fath 48:19

    وَمَغَانِمَ كَثِيرَةً يَأْخُذُونَهَا وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    And much war booty which they will take. And ever is Allāh Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • An-Nisa 4:158

    بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    Rather, Allāh raised him to Himself. And ever is Allāh Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Al-Fath 48:7

    وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    And to Allāh belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allāh Exalted in Might and Wise.

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