Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 66 (3:66)

آلِ عِمْرَان

هَٰٓأَنتُمْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ حَٰجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِۦ …

Quran 3:66 is ayah 66 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 58 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:66
هَٰٓأَنتُمْهَٰٓؤُلَآءِحَٰجَجْتُمْفِيمَالَكُمبِهِۦعِلْمٌفَلِمَتُحَآجُّونَفِيمَالَيْسَلَكُمبِهِۦعِلْمٌ ۚوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُوَأَنتُمْلَاتَعْلَمُونَ٦٦
hāantum hāulāi ḥājajtum fīmā lakum bihi ʿil'mun falima tuḥājjūna fīmā laysa lakum bihi ʿil'mun wal-lahu yaʿlamu wa-antum lā taʿlamūna

Here you are - those who have argued about that of which you have [some] knowledge, but why do you argue about that of which you have no knowledge? And Allāh knows, while you know not.(66)

Word by word

  1. هَٰٓأَنتُمْhāantumHere you are
  2. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithose who
  3. حَٰجَجْتُمْḥājajtumargued
  4. فِيمَاfīmāabout what
  5. لَكُمlakum[for] you
  6. بِهِۦbihiof it
  7. عِلْمٌʿil'mun(have some) knowledge
  8. فَلِمَfalimaThen why
  9. تُحَآجُّونَtuḥājjūna(do) you argue
  10. فِيمَاfīmāabout what
  11. لَيْسَlaysanot
  12. لَكُمlakumfor you
  13. بِهِۦbihiof it
  14. عِلْمٌ ۚʿil'mun(any) knowledge
  15. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  16. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
  17. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
  18. لَاlā(do) not
  19. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

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