Surah An-Nisa' Ayah 157

An-Nisa' · Ayah 157 · Juz 6 · Page 103

وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ إِنَّا قَتَلۡنَا ٱلۡمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمۡۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّنۡهُۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينَۢا ١٥٧

Wa qawlihim innā qatalnal-masīḥa ʿīsabna maryama rasūlallāhi wa mā qatalūhu wa mā ṣalabūhu wa lākin shubbiha lahum, wa innal-ladhīnakhtalafū fīhi lafī shakkim minh, mā lahum bihī min ʿilmin illattibāʿaẓ-ẓann, wa mā qatalūhu yaqīnā.

And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, the messenger of Allāh." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.1

Translation: Sahih International

Footnotes (1)
  1. Another meaning is "And they did not kill him, being certain [of his identity]," i.e., they killed another assuming it was Jesus (upon whom be peace).

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Word by word34 words

  • وَقَوۡلِهِمۡAnd for their saying
  • إِنَّاIndeed, we
  • قَتَلۡنَاkilled
  • ٱلۡمَسِيحَthe Messiah
  • عِيسَىIsa
  • ٱبۡنَson
  • مَرۡيَمَ(of) Maryam
  • رَسُولَ(the) Messenger
  • ٱللَّهِ(of) Allah
  • وَمَاAnd not
  • قَتَلُوهُthey killed him
  • وَمَاand not
  • صَلَبُوهُthey crucified him
  • وَلَٰكِنbut
  • شُبِّهَit was made to appear (so)
  • لَهُمۡۚto them
  • وَإِنَّAnd indeed
  • ٱلَّذِينَthose who
  • ٱخۡتَلَفُواْdiffer
  • فِيهِin it
  • لَفِي(are) surely in
  • شَكّٖdoubt
  • مِّنۡهُۚabout it
  • مَاNot
  • لَهُمfor them
  • بِهِۦabout it
  • مِنۡ[of]
  • عِلۡمٍ(any) knowledge
  • إِلَّاexcept
  • ٱتِّبَاعَ(the) following
  • ٱلظَّنِّۚ(of) assumption
  • وَمَاAnd not
  • قَتَلُوهُthey killed him
  • يَقِينَۢاcertainly

Repeated phrases

  • وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمۡۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّنۡهُۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ

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  • ٱلۡمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ

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  • مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ

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The Women · Medinan · 176 ayahs

Juz
6
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103
Hizb
11