Surah Ash-Shuraa (الشورى) • The Consultation

Quran 42:13

42:13

۞ شَرَعَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا وَصَّىٰ بِهِۦ نُوحًا وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِۦٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰٓ ۖ أَنْ أَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ كَبُرَ عَلَى ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مَا تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۚ ٱللَّهُ يَجْتَبِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَن يُنِيبُ

sharaʿa lakum mina l-dīni mā waṣṣā bihi nūḥan wa-alladhī awḥaynā ilayka wamā waṣṣaynā bihi ib'rāhīma wamūsā waʿīsā an aqīmū l-dīna walā tatafarraqū fīhi kabura ʿalā l-mush'rikīna mā tadʿūhum ilayhi l-lahu yajtabī ilayhi man yashāu wayahdī ilayhi man yunību

He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with Allāh is that to which you invite them. Allāh chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him].

— Saheeh International

In matters of faith, He has laid down for you [people] the same commandment that He gave Noah, which We have revealed to you [Muhammad] and which We enjoined on Abraham and Moses and Jesus: ‘Uphold the faith and do not divide into factions within it’- what you [Prophet] call upon the idolaters to do is hard for them; God chooses whoever He pleases for Himself and guides towards Himself those who turn to Him.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He (Allâh) has ordained for you the same religion (Islâmic Monotheism) which He ordained for Nûh (Noah), and that which We have revealed to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), and that which We ordained for Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Mûsâ (Moses) and ‘Îsâ (Jesus) saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikûn, is that (Islamic Monotheism) to which you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) call them. Allâh chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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۞ شَرَعَsharaʿaHe has ordained
لَكُمlakumfor you
مِّنَminaof
ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion
مَاmāwhat
وَصَّىٰwaṣṣāHe enjoined
بِهِۦbihiupon
نُوحًۭاnūḥanNuh
وَٱلَّذِىٓwa-alladhīand that which
أَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāWe have revealed
إِلَيْكَilaykato you
وَمَاwamāand what
وَصَّيْنَاwaṣṣaynāWe enjoined
بِهِۦٓbihiupon
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
وَعِيسَىٰٓۖwaʿīsāand Isa
أَنْanTo
أَقِيمُوا۟aqīmūestablish
ٱلدِّينَl-dīnathe religion
وَلَاwalāand not
تَتَفَرَّقُوا۟tatafarraqūbe divided
فِيهِۚfīhitherein
كَبُرَkaburaIs difficult
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīnathe polytheists
مَاmāwhat
تَدْعُوهُمْtadʿūhumyou call them
إِلَيْهِۚilayhito it
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
يَجْتَبِىٓyajtabīchooses
إِلَيْهِilayhifor Himself
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
وَيَهْدِىٓwayahdīand guides
إِلَيْهِilayhito Himself
مَنmanwhoever
يُنِيبُyunībuturns