Surah Al-Baqara 2:169 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 169 / 286 · Page 25
إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِالسُّوءِ وَالْفَحْشَاءِ وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Word by Word
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَأْمُرُكُم
yamurukum
he commands you
بِالسُّوءِ
bil-sui
to (do) the evil
وَالْفَحْشَاءِ
wal-fahshai
and the shameful
وَأَن
wa-an
and that
تَقُولُوا
taqulu
you say
عَلَى
ala
about
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
مَا
ma
what
لَا
la
not
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
you know
Transliteration
Innamaa yaamurukum bissooo'i walfahshaaa'i wa an taqooloo alal laahi maa laa ta'lamoon
Translation
He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Satan only commands harmful, evil actions and disobedience that will bring hardship, as well as for you to say things about faith in Allah and His sacred laws that have not been given to you by Allah or His Prophet.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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