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All those you worship instead of Him are mere names you and your forefathers have invented, names for which God has sent down no sanction. Authority belongs to God alone, and He orders you to worship none but Him: this is the true faith, though most people do not realize it

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Not	مَا (mā)	م ا	Prep. Prep
you worship	تَعْبُدُونَ (taʿbudūna)	ع ب د	Verb V
besides Him	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
besides Him	دُونِهِۦٓ (dūnihi)	د و ن	Noun Noun
but	إِلَّآ (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
names	أَسْمَآءً (asmāan)	س م و	Noun Noun
which you have named them	سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ (sammaytumūhā)	س م و	Verb V
you	أَنتُمْ (antum)	—	Noun Noun
and your forefathers	وَءَابَآؤُكُم (waābāukum)	أ ب و	Noun Noun
not	مَّآ (mā)	م ا	Prep. Prep
(has) sent down	أَنزَلَ (anzala)	ن ز ل	Verb V
Allah	ٱللَّهُ (l-lahu)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
for it	بِهَا (bihā)	—	Noun Noun
any	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
authority	سُلْطَٰنٍ (sul'ṭānin)	س ل ط	Noun Noun
Not	إِنِ (ini)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
(is) the command	ٱلْحُكْمُ (l-ḥuk'mu)	ح ك م	Noun Noun
but	إِلَّا (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
for Allah	لِلَّهِ (lillahi)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
He has commanded	أَمَرَ (amara)	أ م ر	Verb V
that not	أَلَّا (allā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
you worship	تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ (taʿbudū)	ع ب د	Verb V
but	إِلَّآ (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
Him Alone	إِيَّاهُ (iyyāhu)	ا ي ا	Noun Noun
That	ذَٰلِكَ (dhālika)	ذ ل ك	Noun Noun
(is) the religion	ٱلدِّينُ (l-dīnu)	د ي ن	Noun Noun
the right	ٱلْقَيِّمُ (l-qayimu)	ق و م	Noun Noun
but	وَلَٰكِنَّ (walākinna)	ل ك ن	Prep. Prep
most	أَكْثَرَ (akthara)	ك ث ر	Noun Noun
[the] men	ٱلنَّاسِ (l-nāsi)	أ ن س	Noun Noun
(do) not	لَا (lā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
know	يَعْلَمُونَ (yaʿlamūna)	ع ل م	Verb V

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Surah: Joseph
Verse: 12:40
Juz: 12-13
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 53
Translations: 64
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Root Words in This Verse

عبد (عَبَدَ)
دون (دُون)
سمو (اسْم)
أبو (آباء)
نزل (أَنزَلَ)
أله (اللَّه)
سلط (سُلْطان)
حكم (حُكْم)
أمر (أَمَرَ)
دين (دِين)
قوم (قَيِّم)
كثر (أَكْثَر)
أنس (ناس)
علم (عَلِمَ)

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53:23 28%

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

in hiya illā asmāon sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā anzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin in yattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wamā tahwā l-anfusu walaqad jāahum min rabbihimu l-hud

these are nothing but names you have invented yourselves, you and your forefathers. God has sent no authority for them. These people merely follow guesswork and the whims of their souls, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord

30:30 17%

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا ۚ فِطْرَتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى فَطَرَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

fa-aqim wajhaka lilddīni ḥanīfan fiṭ'rata l-lahi allatī faṭara l-nāsa ʿalayhā lā tabdīla likhalqi l-lahi dhālika l-dīnu l-qayimu walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

So [Prophet] as a man of pure faith, stand firm and true in your devotion to the religion. This is the natural disposition God instilled in mankind- there is no altering God’s creation- and this is the right religion, though most people do not realize it

7:71 15%

قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ ۖ أَتُجَـٰدِلُونَنِى فِىٓ أَسْمَآءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ

qāla qad waqaʿa ʿalaykum min rabbikum rij'sun waghaḍabun atujādilūnanī fī asmāin sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā nazzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin fa-intaẓirū innī maʿakum mina l-muntaẓirīn

He said, ‘You are already set to receive your Lord’s loathing and anger. Are you arguing with me about mere names you and your forefathers invented, names for which God has given no sanction? Just wait; I too am waiting.’

Word Analysis — Joseph 12:40

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis