Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ لُقْمٰانَ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٣٤

Surah Luqman Verse 21

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Verses 20–21

2 verses

Luqman 21

وَاِذَا ق۪يلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ اٰبَٓاءَنَاۜ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَدْعُوهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابِ السَّع۪يرِ ۝٢١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

21Veiẕâ ḳîle lehümü-ttebiʿû mâ enzele-llâhü ḳâlû bel nettebiʿu mâ vecednâ ʿaleyhi âbâenâ. evelev kâne-şşeyṭânü yedʿûhüm ilâ ʿaẕâbi-sseʿîr.

English Translation

English Translation

21When such people are told: —Follow the Book/the Quran that Allah has sent down, they say: —No, we follow whatever we saw our forefathers doing. What, even if Satan was calling their forefathers to the punishment of Hell?

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

21The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.