Surah 16. An-Nahl

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-21 [2], 22-25 [3], 26-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-50 [6], 51-60 [7], 61-65 [8], 66-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-83 [11], 84-89 [12], 90-100 [13], 101-110 [14], 111-119 [15], 120-128 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 101-110وَ اِذَاAnd whenبَدَّلْنَاۤWe substituteاٰیَةًa Verseمَّكَانَ(in) placeاٰیَةٍ ۙ(of) a Verseوَّ اللّٰهُand Allahاَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِمَاof whatیُنَزِّلُHe sends downقَالُوْۤاthey sayاِنَّمَاۤOnlyاَنْتَyouمُفْتَرٍ ؕ(are) an inventorبَلْNayاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know قُلْSayنَزَّلَهٗHas brought it downرُوْحُthe Holy Spiritالْقُدُسِthe Holy Spiritمِنْfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordبِالْحَقِّin truthلِیُثَبِّتَto make firmالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveوَ هُدًیand (as) a guidanceوَّ بُشْرٰیand glad tidingsلِلْمُسْلِمِیْنَ to the Muslims 16. An-Nahl Page 279وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyنَعْلَمُWe knowاَنَّهُمْthat theyیَقُوْلُوْنَsayاِنَّمَاOnlyیُعَلِّمُهٗteaches himبَشَرٌ ؕa human beingلِسَانُ(The) tongueالَّذِیْ(of) the oneیُلْحِدُوْنَthey referاِلَیْهِto himاَعْجَمِیٌّ(is) foreignوَّ هٰذَاwhile thisلِسَانٌ(is) a languageعَرَبِیٌّArabicمُّبِیْنٌ clear اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَbelieveبِاٰیٰتِin the Versesاللّٰهِ ۙ(of) AllahلَاnotیَهْدِیْهِمُAllah will guide themاللّٰهُAllah will guide themوَ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌ painful اِنَّمَاOnlyیَفْتَرِیthey inventالْكَذِبَthe falsehoodالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَbelieveبِاٰیٰتِin the Versesاللّٰهِ ۚ(of) Allahوَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَand thoseهُمُtheyالْكٰذِبُوْنَ (are) the liars مَنْWhoeverكَفَرَdisbelievesبِاللّٰهِin Allahمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterاِیْمَانِهٖۤhis beliefاِلَّاexceptمَنْ(one) whoاُكْرِهَis forcedوَ قَلْبُهٗwhile his heartمُطْمَىِٕنٌّۢ(is) contentبِالْاِیْمَانِwith the faithوَ لٰكِنْButمَّنْ(one) whoشَرَحَopensبِالْكُفْرِto disbeliefصَدْرًا(his) breastفَعَلَیْهِمْthen upon themغَضَبٌ(is) a wrathمِّنَofاللّٰهِ ۚAllahوَ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentعَظِیْمٌ great ذٰلِكَThat (is)بِاَنَّهُمُbecauseاسْتَحَبُّواthey preferredالْحَیٰوةَthe lifeالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldعَلَیoverالْاٰخِرَةِ ۙthe Hereafterوَ اَنَّand thatاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیَهْدِیguideالْقَوْمَthe peopleالْكٰفِرِیْنَ the disbelievers اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseالَّذِیْنَ(are) the onesطَبَعَAllah has set a sealاللّٰهُAllah has set a sealعَلٰیoverقُلُوْبِهِمْtheir heartsوَ سَمْعِهِمْand their hearingوَ اَبْصَارِهِمْ ۚand their sightوَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَAnd thoseهُمُthey areالْغٰفِلُوْنَ the heedless لَاNoجَرَمَdoubtاَنَّهُمْthat theyفِیinالْاٰخِرَةِthe Hereafterهُمُ[they]الْخٰسِرُوْنَ (are) the losers ثُمَّThenاِنَّindeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلِلَّذِیْنَto those whoهَاجَرُوْاemigratedمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterمَاwhatفُتِنُوْاthey had been put to trialsثُمَّthenجٰهَدُوْاstrove hardوَ صَبَرُوْۤا ۙand were patientاِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordمِنْۢafter itبَعْدِهَاafter itلَغَفُوْرٌsurely is Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ۠Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 101-110

101. When We replace a verse with another ⁵⁰⁸ -and Allah knows best what He reveals-they say, "You ˹Muḥammad˺ are just a fabricator." In fact, most of them do not know.

102. Say, "The holy spirit ⁵⁰⁹ has brought it down from your Lord with the truth to reassure the believers, and as a guide and good news for those who submit ˹to Allah˺."

103. And We surely know that they say, "No one is teaching him except a human." But the man they refer to speaks a foreign tongue, whereas this ˹Quran˺ is ˹in˺ eloquent Arabic. ⁵¹⁰

104. Surely those who do not believe in Allah's revelations will never be guided by Allah, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

105. No one fabricates lies except those who disbelieve in Allah's revelations, and it is they who are the ˹true˺ liars.

106. Whoever disbelieves in Allah after their belief-not those who are forced while their hearts are firm in faith, ⁵¹¹ but those who embrace disbelief wholeheartedly-they will be condemned by Allah and suffer a tremendous punishment.

107. This is because they prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter. Surely Allah never guides those who ˹choose to˺ disbelieve.

108. They are the ones whose hearts, ears, and eyes are sealed by Allah, and it is they who are ˹truly˺ heedless.

109. Without a doubt, they will be the losers in the Hereafter.

110. As for those who emigrated after being compelled ˹to renounce Islam˺, then struggled ˹in Allah's cause˺, and persevered, your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful after all.

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Commentary

508. See footnote for 2:106.

509. The angel Gabriel.

510. Some Meccan pagans claimed that the Prophet ( ﷺ ) received the Quran from a non-Arab slave owned by an Arab pagan.

511. This refers to 'Ammâr ibn Yâsser, an early revert to Islam, who was tortured to leave Islam. To save his life, 'Ammâr pretended to denounce Islam, but his heart was full of faith. When he told the Prophet ( ﷺ ) about what happened, this verse was revealed, reassuring him that his faith was intact.