Quran 45:18 — Al-Jaathiya, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Now We have set you [Muhammad] on a clear religious path, so follow it. Do not follow the desires of those who lack [true] knowledge-
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ فَاتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
thumma jaʿalnāka ʿalā sharīʿatin mina l-amri fa-ittabiʿ'hā walā tattabiʿ ahwāa alladhīna lā yaʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then We set thee upon an open way of the Command; therefore follow it, and follow not the caprices of those who do not know.
- Muhammad Asad
- And, finally, [O Muhammad,] We have set thee on a way by which the purpose [of faith] may be fulfilled: so follow thou this [way], and follow not the likes and dislikes of those who do not know [the truth].
- Sahih International
- Then We put you, [O Muḥammad], on an ordained way concerning the matter [of religion]; so follow it and do not follow the inclinations of those who do not know.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | جَعَلْنَـٰكَjaʿalnāka | We put you | جعل |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 4 | شَرِيعَةٍۢsharīʿatin | an ordained way | شرع |
| 5 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 6 | ٱلْأَمْرِl-amri | the matter | أمر |
| 7 | فَٱتَّبِعْهَاfa-ittabiʿ'hā | so follow it | تبع |
| 8 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 9 | تَتَّبِعْtattabiʿ | follow | تبع |
| 10 | أَهْوَآءَahwāa | (the) desires | هوي |
| 11 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (of) those who | — |
| 12 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 13 | يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna | know | علم |