Surah An-Nur, Ayah 21 (24:21)

ٱلنُّور

۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّبِعْ خُطُوَٰتِ …

Quran 24:21 is ayah 21 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 352 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:21
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لَاتَتَّبِعُوا۟خُطُوَٰتِٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۚوَمَنيَتَّبِعْخُطُوَٰتِٱلشَّيْطَٰنِفَإِنَّهُۥيَأْمُرُبِٱلْفَحْشَآءِوَٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚوَلَوْلَافَضْلُٱللَّهِعَلَيْكُمْوَرَحْمَتُهُۥمَازَكَىٰمِنكُممِّنْأَحَدٍأَبَدًاوَلَٰكِنَّٱللَّهَيُزَكِّىمَنيَشَآءُ ۗوَٱللَّهُسَمِيعٌعَلِيمٌ٢١
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā tattabiʿū khuṭuwāti l-shayṭāni waman yattabiʿ khuṭuwāti l-shayṭāni fa-innahu yamuru bil-faḥshāi wal-munkari walawlā faḍlu l-lahi ʿalaykum waraḥmatuhu mā zakā minkum min aḥadin abadan walākinna l-laha yuzakkī man yashāu wal-lahu samīʿun ʿalīmun

O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allāh purifies whom He wills, and Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.(21)

Word by word

  1. ۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūO you who believe
  4. لَاlā(Do) not
  5. تَتَّبِعُوا۟tattabiʿūfollow
  6. خُطُوَٰتِkhuṭuwāti(the) footsteps
  7. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۚl-shayṭāni(of) the Shaitaan
  8. وَمَنwamanand whoever
  9. يَتَّبِعْyattabiʿfollows
  10. خُطُوَٰتِkhuṭuwāti(the) footsteps
  11. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِl-shayṭāni(of) the Shaitaan
  12. فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahuthen indeed, he
  13. يَأْمُرُyamurucommands
  14. بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِbil-faḥshāithe immorality
  15. وَٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚwal-munkariand the evil
  16. وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
  17. فَضْلُfaḍlu(for the) Grace of Allah
  18. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(for the) Grace of Allah
  19. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  20. وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhuand His Mercy
  21. مَاmānot
  22. زَكَىٰzakā(would) have been pure
  23. مِنكُمminkumamong you
  24. مِّنْminanyone
  25. أَحَدٍaḥadinanyone
  26. أَبَدًاabadanever
  27. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
  28. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  29. يُزَكِّىyuzakkīpurifies
  30. مَنmanwhom
  31. يَشَآءُ ۗyashāuHe wills
  32. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  33. سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearer
  34. عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knower

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