Surah Ali 'Imran 3:2 — translation and meaning
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اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Word by Word
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
لَا
la
(there is) no
إِلَهَ
ilaha
God
إِلَّا
illa
except
هُوَ
huwa
Him
الْحَيُّ
al-hayu
the Ever-Living
الْقَيُّومُ
al-qayumu
the Sustainer of all that exists
Transliteration
Allaahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom
Translation
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Allah is the One Who alone deserves to be worshipped. He is the One Who lives perfectly without any death or deficiency. He exists by Himself and is not in need of any of His creation. The creation only exists through Him and is always in need of Him.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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