Surah At-Tawbah 9:31
سُورَةُ التَّوۡبَةِ · Medinan · Verse 31 of 129
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًۭا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهًۭا وَٰحِدًۭا ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Translation
They take their rabbis and their monks as lords, as well as Christ, the son of Mary. But they were commanded to serve only one God: there is no god but Him; He is far above whatever they set up as His partners!
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah At-Tawbah 9:31 is discussed in 20 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Idolatry (Shirk) (key verse)
- Command (Amr) (key verse)
- Taking Deities (Ittikhadh)
- Chastity (Ihsan)
- People of the Scripture (Ahl al-Kitab)
- Sincerity (Ikhlas)
- Atheism (Ilhad)
- Divinity (Uluhiyyah)
- Empowerment (Tamkin)
- Blind Following (Taqlid)
- The Forbidden (Haram)
- Debate (Jidal)
- Dialogue (Hiwar)
- Repelling (Daf')
- Remembrance (Dhikr)
- Christians (Nasara)
- Marriage (Nikah)
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Worship (Ibadah)
- Foreign Relations (Alaqat Dawliyyah)
Reflect on this verse
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