Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 31 (4:31)

ٱلنِّسَاء

إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَئَِّاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا …

Quran 4:31 is ayah 31 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 83 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:31
إِنتَجْتَنِبُوا۟كَبَآئِرَمَاتُنْهَوْنَعَنْهُنُكَفِّرْعَنكُمْسَئَِّاتِكُمْوَنُدْخِلْكُممُّدْخَلًاكَرِيمًا٣١
in tajtanibū kabāira mā tun'hawna ʿanhu nukaffir ʿankum sayyiātikum wanud'khil'kum mud'khalan karīman

If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].(31)

Word by word

  1. إِنinIf
  2. تَجْتَنِبُوا۟tajtanibūyou avoid
  3. كَبَآئِرَkabāiragreat (sins)
  4. مَاmā(of) what
  5. تُنْهَوْنَtun'hawnayou are forbidden
  6. عَنْهُʿanhufrom [it]
  7. نُكَفِّرْnukaffirWe will remove
  8. عَنكُمْʿankumfrom you
  9. سَئَِّاتِكُمْsayyiātikumyour evil deeds
  10. وَنُدْخِلْكُمwanud'khil'kumand We will admit you
  11. مُّدْخَلًاmud'khalan(to) an entrance
  12. كَرِيمًاkarīmannoble

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