← Surah 2

2:140

أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ كَانُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ قُلْ ءَأَنتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَـٰدَةً عِندَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Word by word

أَمْ
Or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمْPreposition — conjunction
تَقُولُونَ
(do) you say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
تَقُولُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
إِنَّ
that
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ
Ibrahim
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِبْرَٰهِۦمَNoun — proper noun، masculine، accusative
وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ
and Ishmael
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِسْمَٰعِيلَNoun — proper noun، masculine، accusative
وَإِسْحَٰقَ
and Isaac
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِسْحَٰقَNoun — proper noun، accusative
وَيَعْقُوبَ
and Yaqub
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
يَعْقُوبَNoun — proper noun، accusative
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ
and the descendants
Noun
Root: سبط
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَسْبَاطَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
كَانُوا۟
were
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
هُودًا
Jews
Noun
Root: هود
Grammar (i'rab)
هُودًاNoun — proper noun، masculine، indefinite، accusative
أَوْ
or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَوْPreposition — conjunction
نَصَٰرَىٰ
Christians
Noun
Root: نصر
Grammar (i'rab)
نَصَٰرَىٰNoun — proper noun، preposition، accusative
قُلْ
Say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قُلْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
ءَأَنتُمْ
Are you
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَNoun — interrogative، prefix
أَنتُمْNoun — pronoun، 2nd masc. plur.
أَعْلَمُ
better knowing
Noun
Root: علم
Grammar (i'rab)
أَعْلَمُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
أَمِ
or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمِPreposition — conjunction
ٱللَّهُ
(is) Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
وَمَنْ
And who
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
مَنْNoun — interrogative
أَظْلَمُ
(is) more unjust
Noun
Root: ظلم
Grammar (i'rab)
أَظْلَمُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
مِمَّن
than (the one) who
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِPreposition — preposition
مَّنNoun — relative
كَتَمَ
concealed
Verb
Root: كتم
Grammar (i'rab)
كَتَمَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
شَهَٰدَةً
a testimony
Noun
Root: شهد
Grammar (i'rab)
شَهَٰدَةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative
عِندَهُۥ
(that) he has
Noun
Root: عند
Grammar (i'rab)
عِندَNoun — location adverb، accusative
هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
مِنَ
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَPreposition — preposition
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهِNoun — proper noun، genitive
وَمَا
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
ٱللَّهُ
(is) Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
بِغَٰفِلٍ
unaware
Noun
Root: غفل
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
غَٰفِلٍNoun — active participle، masculine، indefinite، genitive
عَمَّا
of what
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَPreposition — preposition
مَّاNoun — relative
تَعْمَلُونَ
you do
Verb
Root: عمل
Grammar (i'rab)
تَعْمَلُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

Or do ye say that Abraham, Isma'il Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better than Allah? Ah! who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah? but Allah is not unmindful of what ye do!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Or are you saying that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes were Jews or Christians?’ [Prophet], ask them, ‘Who knows better: you or God? Who could be more wicked than those who hide a testimony [they received] from God? God is not unmindful of what you do.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Or say ye that Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know best, or doth Allah? And who is more unjust than he who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah? Allah is not unaware of what ye do.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allāh?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he has from Allāh? And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Yoksa İbrahim, İsmail, İshak, Yakub ve torunlarının Yahudi veya Hıristiyan olduklarını mı söylüyorsunuz? Peki, siz mi yoksa Allah mı daha iyi bilir? de. Allah tarafından kendisine bildirilen bir gerçeği gizleyenden daha zalim kim vardır? Allah yaptıklarınızdan gafil değildir.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

"Yoksa siz, İbrahim de, İsmail de, İshak da, Yakup da ve torunları da hep yahudi ve hıristiyan idiler mi demek istiyorsunuz?" De ki: "Siz mi daha iyi bilirsiniz, yoksa Allah mı?" Allah'ın şahitlik ettiği bir hakikatı bile bile inkar edenden daha zâlim kim olabilir? Allah, yaptıklarınızdan gafil değildir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Yoksa siz İbrahim, İsmail, İshak, Yakup ve (onların) torunlar(ın)ın yahudi veya hristiyan olduklarını mı söylüyorsunuz! De ki: “Siz mi daha iyi bilirsiniz, yoksa Allah mı?” Allah tarafından kendisine (bildirilmiş) bir şahitliği gizleyenden daha zalim kim olabilir ki! Allah yaptıklarınızdan asla habersiz değildir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

بل أتقولون مجادلين في الله: إن إبراهيم وإسماعيل وإسحاق ويعقوب والأسباط- وهم الأنبياء الذين كانوا في قبائل بني إسرائيل الاثنتي عشرة من ولد يعقوب- كانوا على دين اليهود أو النصارى؟ وهذا كذب؛ فقد بُعِثوا وماتوا قبل نزول التوراة والإنجيل. قل لهم -أيها الرسول-: أأنتم أعلم بدينهم أم الله تعالى؟ وقد أخبر في القرآن بأنهم كانوا حنفاء مسلمين، ولا أحد أظلم منكم حين تخفون شهادة ثابتة عندكم من الله تعالى، وتدَّعون خلافها افتراء على الله. وما الله بغافل عن شيء من أعمالكم، بل هو مُحْصٍ لها ومجازيكم عليها.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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