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Surah Ghafir, Verse 35

سورة غافر، الآية ٣٥

40:35 Juz 24 Hizb 47 Page 471 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 40:35

ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ ۝٣٥

Transliteration

alladhīna yujādilūna fī āyāti l-lahi bighayri sul'ṭānin atāhum kabura maqtan ʿinda l-lahi waʿinda alladhīna āmanū kadhālika yaṭbaʿu l-lahu ʿalā kulli qalbi mutakabbirin jabbārin

Translation

Those who dispute concerning the signs of Allāh without an authority1371 having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the sight of Allāh and in the sight of those who have believed. Thus does Allāh seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant tyrant.

Notes

[1371] i.e., evidence.

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Verse 35 of Surah Ghafir (40:35), a Meccan surah, is in juz 24, on page 471 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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Those who argue about the verses of Allah to refute them without any proof or evidence that has come to them, their argument is greatly hated in the eyes of Allah and in the eyes of those who brought faith in Allah and His messengers. Just as Allah sealed the hearts of these who argue about our verses to refute them, Allah seals the heart of every person who is arrogant to the truth and tyrannical, thus he does not find the path to what is right nor is he guided to good.

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Other translations of verse 35

those who argue against Allah’s signs with no proof given to them. How loathsome is that to Allah and to those who believe! This is how Allah seals the heart of every arrogant tyrant.”

Those who dispute about the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, without any authority that has come to them, it is greatly hateful and disgusting to Allâh and to those who believe. Thus does Allâh seal up the heart of every arrogant, tyrant. (So they cannot guide themselves to the Right Path).

Those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah without any warrant that hath come unto them, it is greatly hateful in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who believe. Thus doth Allah print on every arrogant, disdainful heart.

"(Such) as dispute about the Signs of Allah, without any authority that hath reached them, grievous and odious (is such conduct) in the sight of Allah and of the Believers. Thus doth Allah, seal up every heart - of arrogant and obstinate Transgressors."

Those who dispute concerning the communications of Allah without any authority that He has given them; greatly hated is it by Allah and by-those who believe. Thus does Allah set a seal over the heart of every proud, haughty one.

The ones who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without any all-binding authority that has come up to them, it is greatly (detested) (Literally: great in detesting) in the Reckoning of Allah and in the (sight) of the ones who have believed. Thus Allah stamps upon (i.e., impresses or sets on) every heart of (every) proud potentate.

Verse 35 word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who
  2. يُجَٰدِلُونَ yujādilūna dispute ج د ل
  3. فِىٓ fī concerning
  4. ءَايَٰتِ āyāti (the) Signs أ ي ي
  5. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  6. بِغَيْرِ bighayri without غ ي ر
  7. سُلْطَٰنٍ sul'ṭānin any authority س ل ط
  8. أَتَىٰهُمْ atāhum (having) come to them أ ت ي
  9. كَبُرَ kabura (it) is greatly ك ب ر
  10. مَقْتًا maqtan hateful م ق ت
  11. عِندَ ʿinda near Allah ع ن د
  12. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi near Allah
  13. وَعِندَ waʿinda and near ع ن د
  14. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those
  15. ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū who believe أ م ن
  16. كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus
  17. يَطْبَعُ yaṭbaʿu Allah sets a seal ط ب ع
  18. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah sets a seal
  19. عَلَىٰ ʿalā over
  20. كُلِّ kulli every ك ل ل
  21. قَلْبِ qalbi heart ق ل ب
  22. مُتَكَبِّرٍ mutakabbirin (of) an arrogant ك ب ر
  23. جَبَّارٍ jabbārin tyrant ج ب ر

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  • Ghafir 40:69

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أَنَّىٰ يُصْرَفُونَ

    Do you not consider those who dispute concerning the signs of Allāh - how are they averted?

  • Ghafir 40:56

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ إِن فِى صُدُورِهِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَّا هُم بِبَٰلِغِيهِ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

    Indeed, those who dispute concerning the signs of Allāh without [any] evidence having come to them - there is not within their breasts except pride, [the extent of] which they cannot reach. So seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Seeing.

  • Ar-Rum 30:59

    كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Thus does Allāh seal the hearts of those who do not know.

  • As-Saf 61:3

    كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    Greatly hateful in the sight of Allāh is that you say what you do not do.

  • Al-A’raf 7:101

    تِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآئِهَا وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Those cities - We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], some of their news. And certainly did their messengers come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe in that which they had denied before. Thus does Allāh seal over the hearts of the disbelievers.

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