Quran 72:18 — Al-Jinn, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Places of worship are for God alone- so do not pray to anyone other than God-
وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا
wa-anna l-masājida lillahi falā tadʿū maʿa l-lahi aḥadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The places of worship belong to God; so call not, along with God, upon anyone.
- Muhammad Asad
- And [know] that all worship is due to God [alone]: hence, do not invoke anyone side by side with God!
- Sahih International
- And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَّwa-anna | And that | — |
| 2 | ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَl-masājida | the masjids | سجد |
| 3 | لِلَّهِlillahi | (are) for Allah | أله |
| 4 | فَلَاfalā | so (do) not | — |
| 5 | تَدْعُوا۟tadʿū | call | دعو |
| 6 | مَعَmaʿa | with | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 8 | أَحَدًۭاaḥadan | anyone | أحد |