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Surah An-Nahl Verse 116

Quran 16:116 · The Bee · Meccan · Juz 14

16:116

Arabic

وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا لِمَا تَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هٰذَا حَلٰلٌ وَّهٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَۗ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَفْتَرُوْنَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُوْنَۗ ۝١١٦

Transliteration

Wa lā taqūlū limā taṣifu alsinatukumul-każiba hāżā ḥalāluw wa hāżā ḥarōmul litaftarū ‘alallāhil-każib, innal-lażīna yaftarūna ‘alallāhil-każiba lā yufliḥūn

Meaning

And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, “This is lawful, and this is unlawful,” in order to invent lies and attribute them to Allah. Those who invent lies and attribute them to Allah will not succeed.

Surah An-Nahl verse 116 (Quran 16:116) is verse 116 of the 128 verses of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), a Meccan surah that is number 16 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 14.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).