Surah An-Nisa 4:54 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 54 / 176 · Page 87

ۖ أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَى مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ فَقَدْ آتَيْنَا آلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَآتَيْنَاهُم مُّلْكًا عَظِيمًا

Word by Word

ۖ
أَمْ
am
Or
يَحْسُدُونَ
yahsuduna
are they jealous
النَّاسَ
al-nasa
(of) the people
عَلَى
ala
for
مَا
ma
what
آتَاهُمُ
atahumu
gave them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
مِن
min
from
فَضْلِهِ
fadlihi
His Bounty
فَقَدْ
faqad
But surely
آتَيْنَا
atayna
We gave
آلَ
ala
(the) family
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ib'rahima
(of) Ibrahim
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
وَالْحِكْمَةَ
wal-hik'mata
and [the] wisdom
وَآتَيْنَاهُم
waataynahum
and [We] gave them
مُّلْكًا
mul'kan
a kingdom
عَظِيمًا
aziman
great

Transliteration

Am yahsudoonan naasa 'alaa maaa aataahumul laahu min fadlihee faqad aatainaaa Aala Ibraaheemal Kitaaba wal Hikmata wa aatainaahum mulkan 'azeemaa

Translation

Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty? But we had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Rather, they envy Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his Companions because of the prophethood, faith and establishment in the land which Allah has given to them. Why do they envy them when Allah gave the descendants of Abraham the revealed scripture and other revelation besides the scripture, and Allah gave them far-reaching power over people.

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

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