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Quran 16:100

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 100

Juz 14 · Page 278 · Ruku 236 · Meccan

إِنَّمَا سُلْطَٰنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشْرِكُونَ

Word by word

إِنَّمَا innamā Only سُلْطَـٰنُهُۥ sul'ṭānuhu his authority عَلَى ʿalā (is) over ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ yatawallawnahu take him as an ally وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who هُم hum [they] بِهِۦ bihi with Him مُشْرِكُونَ mush'rikūna associate partners

Transliteration

Innama sultanuhu AAalaallatheena yatawallawnahu wallatheena humbihi mushrikoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

His power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah).

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with Allah.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

( إنما سلطانه على الذين يتولونه ) قال مجاهد : يطيعونه .

وقال آخرون : اتخذوه وليا من دون الله .

( والذين هم به مشركون ) أي : أشركوا في عبادة الله تعالى . ويحتمل أن تكون الباء سببية ، أي : صاروا بسبب طاعتهم للشيطان مشركين بالله تعالى .

وقال آخرون : معناه : أنه شركهم في الأموال والأولاد .

Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1 — Tanzil — non-commercial redistribution with attribution.
Translation: Pickthall by Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall — Public domain.
Translation: Yusuf Ali by Abdullah Yusuf Ali — Public domain.
Commentary: تفسير ابن كثير — Public domain.
Word-by-word data via Quran Foundation. Linguistic annotation: the Quranic Arabic Corpus.