Surah Az-Zumar 39:3
سُورَةُ الزُّمَرِ · Meccan · Verse 3 of 75
أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌۭ كَفَّارٌۭ
Translation
true devotion is due to God alone. [As for] those who choose other protectors beside Him, saying, ‘We only worship them because they bring us nearer to God,’ God Himself will judge between them regarding their differences. God does not guide any ungrateful liar.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Az-Zumar 39:3 is discussed in 20 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Sincerity (Ikhlas)
- Reconciliation (Islah)
- Taking Deities (Ittikhadh)
- Gathering (Ijtima)
- Seeking Aid (Isti'anah)
- Atheism (Ilhad)
- Idols (Awthan)
- Faith (Iman)
- Debate (Jidal)
- Creation (Khalq)
- Supplication (Dua)
- Innate Nature (Fitrah)
- Lying (Kidhb)
- Angels (Mala'ikah)
- Salvation (Najah)
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah)
- Guidance (Hidayah)
- Despair (Ya's)
- Affliction (Durr)
- Responsibility (Mas'uliyyah)
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