Surah Al-Jinn — Verse 18

The Jinn · 72:18 · 18/28

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا

Waanna almasajida lillahi falatadAAoo maAAa Allahi ahada

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Places of worship are for God alone- so do not pray to anyone other than God-

Marmaduke Pickthall

And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah;

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and that masājid (mosques) belong to Allah; so, do not invoke anyone along with Allah,

Al-Hilali & Khan

And the mosques are for Allâh (Alone): so invoke not anyone along with Allâh.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and that “mosques belong to Allah, so do not invoke anyone with Him”;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And [know] that all worship is due to God [alone]: hence, do not invoke anyone side by side with God!

Rowwad · source edition

The mosques[9] are for Allah alone, so do not supplicate anyone along with Allah.

Notes

[9] "Masjid" here means every place of worship on earth.

Noor International · source edition

(18) And [He revealed] that the masjids[1772] are for Allāh, so do not invoke[1773] with Allāh anyone.

Notes

[1772]- The term "masjid" here includes every place of worship or the earth in general. [1773]- Or "worship."

Hilali and Khan · source edition

18. And the mosques are for Allâh (Alone): so invoke not anyone along with Allâh.[3]

Notes

[3] (V.72:18) See the footnote of (V.2:165).