Surah An-Nur — Verse 48

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وَإِذَا دُعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Wa-itha duAAoo ila Allahiwarasoolihi liyahkuma baynahum itha fareequn minhummuAAridoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And when they are called to [the words of] Allāh and His Messenger to judge between them, at once a party of them turns aside [in refusal].

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

and when they are summoned to God and His Messenger in order for him to judge between them, some of them turn away.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order that He may judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come).

Mufti Taqi Usmani

When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger that he (the messenger) may judge between them, in no time a group of them turns averse.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And when they are called to Allâh (i.e. His Words, the Qur’ân) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), to judge between them, lo! a party of them refuses (to come) and turns away.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

When they are called to Allah and His Messenger that he (that is, the Messenger) may judge (the disputes) among them, a faction of them turns away.