Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:111 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 111 / 120 · Page 126

وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِيِّينَ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِي وَبِرَسُولِي قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ

Word by Word

وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
أَوْحَيْتُ
awhaytu
I inspired
إِلَى
ila
to
الْحَوَارِيِّينَ
al-hawariyina
the disciples
أَنْ
an
to
آمِنُوا
aminu
believe
بِي
bi
in Me
وَبِرَسُولِي
wabirasuli
and in My Messenger
قَالُوا
qalu
they said
آمَنَّا
amanna
We believe
وَاشْهَدْ
wa-ish'had
and bear witness
بِأَنَّنَا
bi-annana
that indeed we
مُسْلِمُونَ
mus'limuna
(are) Muslims

Transliteration

Wa iz awhaitu ilal hawaariyyeena an aaminoo bee wa bi Rasoolee qaalooo aamannaa washhad bi annanaa muslimoon

Translation

And [remember] when I inspired to the disciples, "Believe in Me and in My messenger Jesus." They said, "We have believed, so bear witness that indeed we are Muslims [in submission to Allah]."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Another favour that Allah reminded him about was that Allah created assistants for him when He inspired the disciples to have faith in Him and in Jesus. They submitted to that and responded saying, ‘I believe. Be a witness, O our Lord, that we submit to You in devotion’.

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

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