Surah An-Nur 24:55 — translation and meaning

النور · Verse 55 / 64 · Page 357

ۚ ۚ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
وَعَدَ
wa'ada
Allah (has) promised
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah (has) promised
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَعَمِلُوا
wa'amilu
and do
الصَّالِحَاتِ
al-salihati
righteous deeds
لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ
layastakhlifannahum
surely He will grant them succession
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
كَمَا
kama
as
اسْتَخْلَفَ
is'takhlafa
He gave succession
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
to those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
(were) before them
وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ
walayumakkinanna
and that He will surely establish
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
دِينَهُمُ
dinahumu
their religion
الَّذِي
alladhi
which
ارْتَضَى
ir'tada
He has approved
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم
walayubaddilannahum
and surely He will change for them
مِّن
min
after
بَعْدِ
ba'di
after
خَوْفِهِمْ
khawfihim
their fear
أَمْنًا
amnan
security
يَعْبُدُونَنِي
ya'budunani
(for) they worship Me
لَا
la
not
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikuna
they associate
بِي
bi
with Me
شَيْئًا
shayan
anything
وَمَن
waman
But whoever
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieved
بَعْدَ
ba'da
after
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
فَأُولَئِكَ
fa-ulaika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
الْفَاسِقُونَ
al-fasiquna
(are) the defiantly disobedient

Transliteration

Wa'adal laahul lazeena aamanoo minkum wa 'amilus saalihaati la yastakhlifan nahum fil ardi kamastakh lafal lazeena min qablihim wa la yumakkinanna lahum deenahumul lazir tadaa lahum wa la yubaddilannahum mim ba'di khawfihim amnaa; ya'budoonanee laayushrikoona bee shai'aa; wa man kafara ba'da zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul faasiqoon

Translation

Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah has promised those of you who believe in Him and perform good deeds, that He will help them against their enemies and make them rulers on earth. Just like He made the believers before them rulers on earth and promised them that He would make the religion of Islam He preferred for them established and dominant; He also promised that He will change their circumstances of fear into peace, as long as they worshipped Him alone and did not ascribe partners to Him. Whoever shows ingratitude after all those blessings are the very ones who leave the obedience of Allah.

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

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