قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
Say, "O disbelievers,Saheeh International
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
I do not worship what you worship.Saheeh International
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.Saheeh International
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.Saheeh International
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.Saheeh International
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."Saheeh International
About Surah Al-Kafirun (الكافرون)
Al-Kafirun was revealed when Quraysh proposed alternating worship — a year for their idols, a year for Allah. It is the Quran's decisive refusal to compromise on monotheism, sealed with the verse: 'For you is your religion, and for me is my religion' (109:6).
- Chapter
- 109 of 114
- Verses
- 6
- Revelation
- Makki
- Meaning
- The Disbelievers
Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Kafirun
What does "Al-Kafirun" mean in English?
Al-Kafirun (الكافرون) means "The Disbelievers" in English. It is chapter 109 of the Holy Quran.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Kafirun?
Surah Al-Kafirun has 6 verses (ayat). It appears on page 603 of the mushaf.
Is Surah Al-Kafirun Makki or Madani?
Surah Al-Kafirun is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.
What are the virtues of reciting Surah Al-Kafirun?
The Prophet ﷺ regularly recited Al-Kafirun together with Al-Ikhlas in the two rak'ahs before Fajr and after Maghrib (Sahih Muslim), and advised reciting it before sleep as a disavowal of shirk (Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi).