Idolatry

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓاْإِنَّمَاٱلۡخَمۡرُوَٱلۡمَيۡسِرُوَٱلۡأَنصَابُوَٱلۡأَزۡلَٰمُرِجۡسٞمِّنۡعَمَلِٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِفَٱجۡتَنِبُوهُلَعَلَّكُمۡتُفۡلِحُونَ٩٠
Saheeh International

O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allāh], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid1 it that you may be successful.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاYaayyuha
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
ءَامَنُوٓا۟amanoo
إِنَّمَاinnama
ٱلْخَمْرُalkhamru
وَٱلْمَيْسِرُwaalmaysiru
وَٱلْأَنصَابُwaalansabu
وَٱلْأَزْلَـٰمُwaalazlamu
رِجْسٌۭrijsun
مِّنْmin
عَمَلِAAamali
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِalshshaytani
فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُfaijtaniboohu
لَعَلَّكُمْlaAAallakum
تُفْلِحُونَtuflihoona
قُللَّآأَجِدُفِيمَآأُوحِيَإِلَيَّمُحَرَّمًاعَلَىٰطَاعِمٖيَطۡعَمُهُۥٓإِلَّآأَنيَكُونَمَيۡتَةًأَوۡدَمٗامَّسۡفُوحًاأَوۡلَحۡمَخِنزِيرٖفَإِنَّهُۥرِجۡسٌأَوۡفِسۡقًاأُهِلَّلِغَيۡرِٱللَّهِبِهِۦۚفَمَنِٱضۡطُرَّغَيۡرَبَاغٖوَلَاعَادٖفَإِنَّرَبَّكَغَفُورٞرَّحِيمٞ١٤٥
Saheeh International

Say, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allāh.1 But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."

قُلQul
لَّآla
أَجِدُajidu
فِىfee
مَآma
أُوحِىَoohiya
إِلَىَّilayya
مُحَرَّمًاmuharraman
عَلَىٰAAala
طَاعِمٍۢtaAAimin
يَطْعَمُهُۥٓyatAAamuhu
إِلَّآilla
أَنan
يَكُونَyakoona
مَيْتَةًmaytatan
أَوْaw
دَمًۭاdaman
مَّسْفُوحًاmasfoohan
أَوْaw
لَحْمَlahma
خِنزِيرٍۢkhinzeerin
فَإِنَّهُۥfainnahu
رِجْسٌrijsun
أَوْaw
فِسْقًاfisqan
أُهِلَّohilla
لِغَيْرِlighayri
ٱللَّهِAllahi
بِهِۦ ۚbihi
فَمَنِfamani
ٱضْطُرَّidturra
غَيْرَghayra
بَاغٍۢbaghin
وَلَاwala
عَادٍۢAAadin
فَإِنَّfainna
رَبَّكَrabbaka
غَفُورٌۭghafoorun
رَّحِيمٌۭraheemun