Surah Ar-Ra'd 13:36 — translation and meaning

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ۚ ۚ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنَ الْأَحْزَابِ مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُ قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَلَا أُشْرِكَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُو وَإِلَيْهِ مَآبِ

Word by Word

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وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those (to) whom
آتَيْنَاهُمُ
ataynahumu
We have given them
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
يَفْرَحُونَ
yafrahuna
rejoice
بِمَا
bima
at what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَمِنَ
wamina
but among
الْأَحْزَابِ
al-ahzabi
the groups
مَن
man
(those) who
يُنكِرُ
yunkiru
deny
بَعْضَهُ
ba'dahu
a part of it
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
I have been commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَعْبُدَ
a'buda
I worship
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَلَا
wala
and not
أُشْرِكَ
ush'rika
I associate partners
بِهِ
bihi
with Him
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
To Him
أَدْعُو
ad'u
I call
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَآبِ
maabi
(is) my return

Transliteration

Wallazeena aatainaa humul Kitaaba yafrahoona bimaa unzila ilaika wa minal Ahzaabi mai yunkiru ba'dah; qul innamaa umirtu an a'budal laaha wa laaa ushrika bih; ilaihi ad'oo wa ilaihi maab

Translation

And [the believers among] those to whom We have given the [previous] Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], but among the [opposing] factions are those who deny part of it. Say, "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those Jews to whom We gave the Torah and those Christians to whom We gave the Gospel, rejoice in what has been revealed to you, O Messenger, because it conforms to some of what was revealed to them. Some factions of the Jews and Christians deny parts of what has been revealed to you because it does not conform to their desires, or it describes them as having altered or distorted their religion. Say to them, O Messenger, Allah has only instructed me to worship Him alone, and not to associate any partners with Him. To Him alone I invite and not to anyone else. To Him alone is my return. This is what the Torah and the Gospel taught.

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

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