سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 27
وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And recite what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of the Book (the Qur’ân) of your Lord (i.e. recite it, understand and follow its teachings and act on its orders and preach it to men). None can change His Words, and none will you find as a refuge other than Him.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتْلُ
wa-ut'lu
And recite
مَآ
mā
what
أُوحِىَ
ūḥiya
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِن
min
of
كِتَابِ
kitābi
the Book
رَبِّكَ ۖ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
لَا
lā
None
مُبَدِّلَ
mubaddila
can change
لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ
likalimātihi
His Words
وَلَن
walan
and never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
مُلْتَحَدًۭا
mul'taḥadan
a refuge
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27. O Prophet! Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His words [27], and you will find no refuge for such a one besides Him.
[27]
The Disbelievers Proposing Compromise:
After the story of the Companions of the Cave concludes, although the address is to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, this statement is being conveyed to the chiefs of Quraysh who wanted to make a compromise with you on a give-and-take basis. They used to say that we will accept many of your statements, but you should accept this from us: do not recite those verses in which our deities are mentioned. In this way, we can avoid division within the community. Allah Almighty responded to their demand by stating that no one has any authority whatsoever to alter, amend, or abrogate His commands and statements, and whoever attempts to do so will not escape Allah’s grasp. Although this was a specific occasion, the wording is general, meaning that in any era and by any person, whoever commits such an act, the same ruling applies to him. There is no room for compromise between truth and falsehood, as a poet has said:
Falsehood is devoted to duality, truth is without partner...
Do not accept partnership between truth and falsehood.
[27]
The Disbelievers Proposing Compromise:
After the story of the Companions of the Cave concludes, although the address is to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, this statement is being conveyed to the chiefs of Quraysh who wanted to make a compromise with you on a give-and-take basis. They used to say that we will accept many of your statements, but you should accept this from us: do not recite those verses in which our deities are mentioned. In this way, we can avoid division within the community. Allah Almighty responded to their demand by stating that no one has any authority whatsoever to alter, amend, or abrogate His commands and statements, and whoever attempts to do so will not escape Allah’s grasp. Although this was a specific occasion, the wording is general, meaning that in any era and by any person, whoever commits such an act, the same ruling applies to him. There is no room for compromise between truth and falsehood, as a poet has said:
Falsehood is devoted to duality, truth is without partner...
Do not accept partnership between truth and falsehood.
