Quran 23:23

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 23

Verse 23 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும்; நிச்சயமாக, நாம் நூஹை அவருடைய சமூகத்தாரிடத்தில் அனுப்பினோம்; அப்போது அவர் (தம் சமூகத்தாரிடம்) "என் சமூகத்தவர்களே! நீங்கள் அல்லாஹ்வை வணங்குங்கள் அவனன்றி உங்களுக்கு (வேறு) நாயன் இல்லை, நீங்கள் (அவனுக்கு) அஞ்ச வேண்டாமா?" என்று கூறினார்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද සැබැවින් ම අපි නූහ් ඔහුගේ සමූහයා වෙත එව්වෙමු. එවිට ඔහු අහෝ මාගේ ජනයිනි! නුඹලා අල්ලාහ්ට නැමදුම් කරනු. ඔහු හැර නුඹලාට කිසිදු දෙවියෙකු නොමැත. නුඹලා බිය බැතිමත් නො වන්නෙහු ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
یقیناً ہم نے نوح (علیہ السلام) کو اس کی قوم کی طرف رسول بنا کر بھیجا، اس نے کہا کہ اے میری قوم کے لوگو! اللہ کی عبادت کرو اور اس کے سوا تمہارا کوئی معبود نہیں، کیا تم (اس سے) نہیں ڈرتے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
われはヌーフをその民に遣わした。かれは言った。「わたしの人びとよ,アッラーに仕えなさい。かれの外には,あなたがたに神はないのである。あなたがたはかれを畏れないのか。」
ChineseMa Jian
我确已派遣努哈去教化他的宗族,他说:我的宗族啊!你们应当崇拜真主,除他之外,绝无应受你们崇拜的。难道你们不敬畏吗?

Tafsir of 23:23

The Story of Nuh, Peace be upon Him; and his people Allah tells us about Nuh, peace be upon him, whom He sent him to his people to warn them of the severe punishment of Allah and His severe vengeance on those who associated partners with Him, defied His commands and disbelieved His Messengers: فَقَالَ يَقَوْمِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَهٍ غَيْرُهُ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him. Will you not then have Taqwa") Meaning, "Do you not fear Allah when you associate others in worship with Him" The chiefs or leaders of his people said: مَا هَذَا إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ (He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you.) meaning, `he is putting himself above you and trying to make himself great by claiming to be a Prophet, but he is a human being like you, so how can he receive revelation when you do not' وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ لاّنزَلَ مَلَئِكَةً (Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels.) meaning, `if Allah had wanted to send a Prophet, He would have sent an angel from Him, not a human being.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 23:23 — Surah Al-Mu'minun Verse 23