Surah 109
الكافرون
AL-KĀFIRŪN
THE FAITHLESS
meccan 6 Verses
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
The surah that instructs the Prophet Muḥammad to inform The Faithless that the worship of false deities and the worship of One God are not, and can never be, compatible. It takes its name from “the faithless” (al-kāfirūn) mentioned in verse 1. The surah tells about some of the idolaters that suggested to the Prophet as a compromise that he should worship their gods for a year and they should worship his for a year. This was the reply.The surah is also known as: The Disbelievers, The Rejecters, The Unbelievers, Those who reject Faith.
1
قُل يا أَيُّهَا الكافِرونَ

qul yā-ʾayyuhā l-kāfirūna

Say, ‘O faithless ones!
2
لا أَعبُدُ ما تَعبُدونَ

lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna

I do not worship what you worship,
3
وَلا أَنتُم عابِدونَ ما أَعبُدُ

wa-lā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu

nor do you worship what I worship;
4
وَلا أَنا عابِدٌ ما عَبَدتُم

wa-lā ʾana ʿābidun mā ʿabadtum

nor will I worship what you have worshiped
5
وَلا أَنتُم عابِدونَ ما أَعبُدُ

wa-lā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu

nor will you worship what I worship.
6
لَكُم دينُكُم وَلِيَ دينِ

lakum dīnukum wa-liya dīni

To you your religion, and to me my religion.’
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