Surah Al-Mumtahanah 60:4
سُورَةُ المُمۡتَحنَةِ · Medinan · Verse 4 of 13
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۖ رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Translation
You have a good example in Abraham and his companions, when they said to their people, ‘We disown you and what you worship besides God! We renounce you! Until you believe in God alone, the enmity and hatred that has arisen between us will endure!’––except when Abraham said to his father, ‘I will pray for forgiveness for you though I cannot protect you from God’––[they prayed] ‘Lord, we have put our trust in You; we turn to You; You are our final destination.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Mumtahanah 60:4 is discussed in 15 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Disavowal (Bara'ah) (key verse)
- Blind Following (Taqlid) (key verse)
- Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim)
- Reliance on Allah (Tawakkul)
- Idolatry (Shirk)
- Reconciliation (Islah)
- People of the Scripture (Ahl al-Kitab)
- Monotheism (Tawhid)
- Supplication (Dua)
- Role Model (Qudwah)
- Hatred (Kurh)
- Divine Presence (Ma'iyyah)
- Sovereignty (Mulk)
- Migration (Hijrah)
- Secrets (Sirr)
Reflect on this verse
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