Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 2 (5:2)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُحِلُّوا۟ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْحَرَامَ وَلَا …

Quran 5:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 106 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:2
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لَاتُحِلُّوا۟شَعَٰٓئِرَٱللَّهِوَلَاٱلشَّهْرَٱلْحَرَامَوَلَاٱلْهَدْىَوَلَاٱلْقَلَٰٓئِدَوَلَآءَآمِّينَٱلْبَيْتَٱلْحَرَامَيَبْتَغُونَفَضْلًامِّنرَّبِّهِمْوَرِضْوَٰنًا ۚوَإِذَاحَلَلْتُمْفَٱصْطَادُوا۟ ۚوَلَايَجْرِمَنَّكُمْشَنََٔانُقَوْمٍأَنصَدُّوكُمْعَنِٱلْمَسْجِدِٱلْحَرَامِأَنتَعْتَدُوا۟ ۘوَتَعَاوَنُوا۟عَلَىٱلْبِرِّوَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖوَلَاتَعَاوَنُوا۟عَلَىٱلْإِثْمِوَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ ۚوَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَ ۖإِنَّٱللَّهَشَدِيدُٱلْعِقَابِ٢
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā tuḥillū shaʿāira l-lahi walā l-shahra l-ḥarāma walā l-hadya walā l-qalāida walā āmmīna l-bayta l-ḥarāma yabtaghūna faḍlan min rabbihim wariḍ'wānan wa-idhā ḥalaltum fa-iṣ'ṭādū walā yajrimannakum shanaānu qawmin an ṣaddūkum ʿani l-masjidi l-ḥarāmi an taʿtadū wataʿāwanū ʿalā l-biri wal-taqwā walā taʿāwanū ʿalā l-ith'mi wal-ʿud'wāni wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha shadīdu l-ʿiqābi

O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allāh or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of iḥrām, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.(2)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnayou (who)
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. لَاlā(Do) not
  5. تُحِلُّوا۟tuḥillūviolate
  6. شَعَٰٓئِرَshaʿāira(the) rites
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  8. وَلَاwalāand not
  9. ٱلشَّهْرَl-shahrathe month
  10. ٱلْحَرَامَl-ḥarāmathe sacred
  11. وَلَاwalāand not
  12. ٱلْهَدْىَl-hadyathe sacrificial animals
  13. وَلَاwalāand not
  14. ٱلْقَلَٰٓئِدَl-qalāidathe garlanded
  15. وَلَآwalāand not
  16. ءَآمِّينَāmmīna(those) coming
  17. ٱلْبَيْتَl-bayta(to) the House
  18. ٱلْحَرَامَl-ḥarāmathe Sacred
  19. يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
  20. فَضْلًاfaḍlanBounty
  21. مِّنminof
  22. رَّبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
  23. وَرِضْوَٰنًا ۚwariḍ'wānanand good pleasure
  24. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  25. حَلَلْتُمْḥalaltumyou come out of Ihram
  26. فَٱصْطَادُوا۟ ۚfa-iṣ'ṭādūthen (you may) hunt
  27. وَلَاwalāAnd let not
  28. يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْyajrimannakumincite you
  29. شَنََٔانُshanaānu(the) hatred
  30. قَوْمٍqawmin(for) a people
  31. أَنanas
  32. صَدُّوكُمْṣaddūkumthey stopped you
  33. عَنِʿanifrom
  34. ٱلْمَسْجِدِl-masjidiAl-Masjid
  35. ٱلْحَرَامِl-ḥarāmiAl-Haraam
  36. أَنanthat
  37. تَعْتَدُوا۟ ۘtaʿtadūyou commit transgression
  38. وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟wataʿāwanūAnd help one another
  39. عَلَىʿalāin
  40. ٱلْبِرِّl-biri[the] righteousness
  41. وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖwal-taqwāand [the] piety
  42. وَلَاwalābut (do) not
  43. تَعَاوَنُوا۟taʿāwanūhelp one another
  44. عَلَىʿalāin
  45. ٱلْإِثْمِl-ith'mi[the] sin
  46. وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ ۚwal-ʿud'wāniand [the] transgression
  47. وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
  48. ٱللَّهَ ۖl-lahaAllah
  49. إِنَّinnaindeed
  50. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  51. شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
  52. ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi(in) [the] punishment

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