Surah At-Taghabun, Ayah 12 (64:12)

ٱلتَّغَابُن

وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا …

Quran 64:12 is ayah 12 of Surah At-Taghabun (“The Mutual Disillusion”), a Medinan surah of 18 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 557 of the Madani Mushaf.

64:12
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ٱللَّهَوَأَطِيعُوا۟ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚفَإِنتَوَلَّيْتُمْفَإِنَّمَاعَلَىٰرَسُولِنَاٱلْبَلَٰغُٱلْمُبِينُ١٢
wa-aṭīʿū l-laha wa-aṭīʿū l-rasūla fa-in tawallaytum fa-innamā ʿalā rasūlinā l-balāghu l-mubīnu

And obey Allāh and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon Our Messenger is only [the duty of] clear notification.(12)

Word by word

  1. وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūSo obey
  2. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  3. وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūand obey
  4. ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚl-rasūlathe Messenger
  5. فَإِنfa-inbut if
  6. تَوَلَّيْتُمْtawallaytumyou turn away
  7. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  8. عَلَىٰʿalāupon
  9. رَسُولِنَاrasūlināOur Messenger
  10. ٱلْبَلَٰغُl-balāghu(is) the conveyance
  11. ٱلْمُبِينُl-mubīnuclear

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