Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:30 — translation and meaning
المائدة · Verse 30 / 120 · Page 112
فَطَوَّعَتْ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ قَتْلَ أَخِيهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
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Transliteration
Fatawwa'at lahoo nafsu hoo qatla akheehi faqatalahoo fa asbaha minal khaasireen
Translation
And his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The evil prompting soul of Cain persuaded him to wrongly kill his brother, Abel. So he killed him and because of that he became one of those who are losers in this world and the Afterlife. He set a bad example and will therefore bear that burden, as well as the burden of any person who does the same until the Day of Judgement, without any reduction in the burden of those who imitate him.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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