Surah An-Nisa 4:36
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 36 of 176
۞ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًۭا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًۭا فَخُورًا
Translation
Worship God; join nothing with Him. Be good to your parents, to relatives, to orphans, to the needy, to neighbours near and far, to travellers in need, and to your slaves. God does not like arrogant, boastful people,
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nisa 4:36 is discussed in 28 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Excellence (Ihsan) (key verse)
- Kinship (Rahim) (key verse)
- Rights (Huquq) (key verse)
- Orphans (Yateem) (key verse)
- Idolatry (Shirk) (key verse)
- Zakat
- Women (Nisa')
- Companionship (Suhbah)
- Worship (Ibadah)
- Pledges (Ahd)
- The Earth (Ard)
- The Family (Usrah)
- Man (Insan)
- Spending (Infaq)
- Faith (Iman)
- Miserliness (Bukhl)
- Righteousness (Birr)
- Sonship (Bunuwwah)
- Children of Israel (Banu Isra'il)
- Change (Taghyir)
- Dawah
- Humiliation (Dhillah)
- Unity (Wahdah)
- Happiness (Sa'adah)
Reflect on this verse
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