Surah An-Nisa 4:159 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 159 / 176 · Page 103

ۖ وَإِن مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا

Word by Word

ۖ
وَإِن
wa-in
And (there is) not
مِّنْ
min
from
أَهْلِ
ahli
(the) People
الْكِتَابِ
al-kitabi
(of) the Book
إِلَّا
illa
but
لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ
layu'minanna
surely he believes
بِهِ
bihi
in him
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
مَوْتِهِ
mawtihi
his death
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (on the) Day
الْقِيَامَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
يَكُونُ
yakunu
he will be
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
against them
شَهِيدًا
shahidan
a witness

Transliteration

Wa im min Ahlil Kitaabi illaa layu'minanna bihee qabla mawtihee wa Yawmal Qiyaamati yakoonu 'alaihim shaheedaa

Translation

And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

There is not one of the People of the Scripture except that they will believe in Jesus (peace be upon him) before his death after he descends towards the end of time. On the Day of Judgement, Jesus (peace be upon him) will bear witness against their actions, whether agreeing with the sacred law or not.

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

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