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Surah Sad, Verse 6

سورة ص، الآية ٦

38:6 Juz 23 Hizb 46 Page 453 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 38:6

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ ۝٦

Transliteration

wa-inṭalaqa l-mala-u min'hum ani im'shū wa-iṣ'birū ʿalā ālihatikum inna hādhā lashayon yurādu

Translation

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.1318

Notes

[1318] Planned by Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) in order to gain influence and prestige for himself.

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Tafsir of verse 6

Al-Mukhtasar

And their leaders and elders went, saying to their followers: “Carry on with what you are upon and do not enter the religion of Muhammad. Remain firm on worshipping your gods. That which Muhammad is calling you towards, namely worshipping one god, is something planned which he wants so that he can dominate over us and have followers for himself.

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Other translations of verse 6

The leaders among them departed, saying, “Carry on as you are, and stay faithful to your gods. Indeed, there is a motive behind it4.

Notes

[4] i.e., The Prophet (ﷺ) only wants to gain influence and prestige for himself.

And the leaders among them went about (saying): "Go on, and remain constant to your âlihah (gods)! Verily, this is a thing designed (against you)!

The chiefs among them go about, exhorting: Go and be staunch to your gods! Lo! this is a thing designed.

And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying), "Walk ye away, and remain constant to your gods! For this is truly a thing designed (against you)!

And the chief persons of them break forth, saying: Go and steadily adhere to your gods; this is most surely a thing sought after.

And the chiefs among them went off, (saying), "Go on! (Or: March on!) And endure (patiently) with your gods; surely this indeed is a thing willfully (designed).

Verse 6 word by word

  1. وَٱنطَلَقَ wa-inṭalaqa And went forth ط ل ق
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs م ل أ
  3. مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them
  4. أَنِ ani that
  5. ٱمْشُوا۟ im'shū Continue م ش ي
  6. وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ wa-iṣ'birū and be patient ص ب ر
  7. عَلَىٰٓ ʿalā over
  8. ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ālihatikum your gods أ ل ه
  9. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  10. هَٰذَا hādhā this
  11. لَشَىْءٌ lashayon (is) certainly a thing ش ي أ
  12. يُرَادُ yurādu intended ر و د

Verses related to verse 6

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:56

    إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Indeed, [O Muḥammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

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