Surah An-Nisa 4:59
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 59 of 176
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍۢ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
Translation
You who believe, obey God and the Messenger, and those in authority among you. If you are in dispute over any matter, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you truly believe in God and the Last Day: that is better and fairer in the end.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nisa 4:59 is discussed in 28 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Governance (Siyasah) (key verse)
- Obedience (Ta'ah) (key verse)
- Foreign Relations (Alaqat Dawliyyah) (key verse)
- Rights (Huquq)
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah)
- Fulfillment (Wafa')
- Responsibility (Mas'uliyyah)
- Justice (Adl)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Disagreement (Ikhtilaf)
- Illiteracy (Ummiyyah)
- Security (Amn)
- Fairness (Insaf)
- Empowerment (Tamkin)
- Piety (Taqwa)
- Goodness (Khayr)
- Humiliation (Dhillah)
- Anguish (Ghamm)
- Sovereignty (Mulk)
- Victory (Nasr)
- Unity (Wahdah)
- Divine Revelation (Wahy)
- Feebleness (Wahn)
- Reconciliation (Silm)
Reflect on this verse
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