Quran 22:8 — Al-Hajj, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
yet still there are some who, with no knowledge or guidance or any book of enlightenment, argue about God,
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُنِيرٍ
wamina l-nāsi man yujādilu fī l-lahi bighayri ʿil'min walā hudan walā kitābin munīrin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And among men there is such a one that disputes concerning God without knowledge or guidance, or an illuminating Book,
- Muhammad Asad
- And yet, among men there is many a one that argues about God without having any knowledge [of Him], without any guidance, and without any light-giving revelation –
- Sahih International
- And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمِنَwamina | And among | — |
| 2 | ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi | mankind | نوس |
| 3 | مَنman | (is he) who | — |
| 4 | يُجَـٰدِلُyujādilu | disputes | جدل |
| 5 | فِىfī | concerning | — |
| 6 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 7 | بِغَيْرِbighayri | without | غير |
| 8 | عِلْمٍۢʿil'min | any knowledge | علم |
| 9 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 10 | هُدًۭىhudan | any guidance | هدي |
| 11 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 12 | كِتَـٰبٍۢkitābin | a Book | كتب |
| 13 | مُّنِيرٍۢmunīrin | enlightening | نور |