Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islâm), that He may make it (Islâm) superior to all religions. And All-Sufficient is Allâh as a Witness.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَhuwaHe
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
أَرْسَلَarsala(has) sent
رَسُولَهُۥrasūlahuHis Messenger
بِٱلْهُدَىٰbil-hudāwith guidance
وَدِينِwadīniand (the) religion
ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe true
لِيُظْهِرَهُۥliyuẓ'hirahuthat He (may) make it prevail
عَلَىʿalāover
ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religions
كُلِّهِۦ ۚkullihiall
وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient is
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
شَهِيدًۭاshahīdan(as) a Witness
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28. 1. The dominance of Islam over other religions is always established in terms of arguments; however, in worldly and military terms as well, during the early centuries and for a long period thereafter, as long as Muslims adhered to their religion, they remained dominant. Even today, this material dominance is possible, provided that Muslims truly become Muslims (وَاَنْتُمُالْاَعْلَوْنَاِنْكُنْتُمْمُّؤْمِنِيْنَ) 3. Aal-e-Imran:139). This religion has come to be dominant, not to be subdued.
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28. He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it prevail over all other religions [44]. And Allah is sufficient as a Witness to this.
[44] For the explanation of this verse, see footnote number 33 of verse 33 of Surah At-Tawbah.
