Word Analysis — The Cow 2:135
al-Baqarah · Verse 135 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
They say, ‘Become Jews or Christians, and you will be rightly guided.’ Say [Prophet], ‘No, [ours is] the religion of Abraham, the upright, who did not worship any god besides God.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And they said |
وَقَالُوا۟
(waqālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Be |
كُونُوا۟
(kūnū)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| Jews |
هُودًا
(hūdan)
|
ه و د |
Noun
Noun
|
| or |
أَوْ
(aw)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Christians |
نَصَٰرَىٰ
(naṣārā)
|
ن ص ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| (then) you will be guided |
تَهْتَدُوا۟
(tahtadū)
|
ه د ي |
Verb
V
|
| Say |
قُلْ
(qul)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Nay |
بَلْ
(bal)
|
ب ل |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (the) religion |
مِلَّةَ
(millata)
|
م ل ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) Ibrahim |
إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ
(ib'rāhīma)
|
إ ب ر ا ه ي م |
Noun
Noun
|
| (the) upright |
حَنِيفًا
(ḥanīfan)
|
ح ن ف |
Noun
Noun
|
| and not |
وَمَا
(wamā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| he was |
كَانَ
(kāna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| of |
مِنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| those who associated partners (with Allah) |
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
(l-mush'rikīna)
|
ش ر ك |
Noun
Noun
|