Surah Al-Anfal 8:20 — translation and meaning

الأنفال · Verse 20 / 75 · Page 179

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ

Word by Word

يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
أَطِيعُوا
ati'u
Obey
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَرَسُولَهُ
warasulahu
and His Messenger
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَوَلَّوْا
tawallaw
turn away
عَنْهُ
anhu
from him
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
تَسْمَعُونَ
tasma'una
hear

Transliteration

Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo atee'ul laaha wa Rasoolahoo wa laa tawallaw 'anhu wa antum tasm'oon

Translation

O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O you who believe in Allah and follow His Messenger, obey Allah and His Messenger, following what He instructs and staying away from what He has prohibited, not turning away from Him or going against His laws, and doing what He has forbidden especially whilst you are listening to the verses of Allah being recited to you.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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