Surah Ali 'Imran 3:55 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 55 / 200 · Page 57

ۖ إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَاعِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qala
said
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَاعِيسَى
ya'isa
O Isa
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed, I
مُتَوَفِّيكَ
mutawaffika
(will) take you
وَرَافِعُكَ
warafi'uka
and raise you
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
to Myself
وَمُطَهِّرُكَ
wamutahhiruka
and purify you
مِنَ
mina
from
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve[d]
وَجَاعِلُ
waja'ilu
and I will make
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
اتَّبَعُوكَ
ittaba'uka
follow[ed] you
فَوْقَ
fawqa
superior
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(to) those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve[d]
إِلَى
ila
on
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
الْقِيَامَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) [the] Resurrection
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
to Me
مَرْجِعُكُمْ
marji'ukum
(is) your return
فَأَحْكُمُ
fa-ahkumu
and I will judge
بَيْنَكُمْ
baynakum
between you
فِيمَا
fima
about what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
فِيهِ
fihi
[in it]
تَخْتَلِفُونَ
takhtalifuna
differing

Transliteration

Iz qaalal laahu yaa 'Eesaaa innee mutawaffeeka wa raafi'uka ilaiya wa mutah hiruka minal lazeena kafaroo wa jaa'ilul lazeenattaba ooka fawqal lazeena kafarooo ilaa Yawmil Qiyaamati summa ilaiya marji'ukum fa ahkumu bainakum feemaa kuntum feehi takhtaliifoon

Translation

[Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah also planned against them by saying to Jesus: O Jesus, I will take you away alive, raise your body and soul to Me, rid you of the filth of those who disbelieved you and distance you from them. I will make those who follow you part of the true religion, which includes acceptance of Muhammad (peace be upon him); and they will have greater proof and might over those who disbelieve you until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me alone will be your return on the Day of Resurrection and I will pass true judgement between you regarding your differences.

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

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