Surah Al-Ma'idah Verse 48 Translation (5:48) and Analysis

Mathematical

According to the Hafs Mushaf order, this verse is verse 717 from the beginning and verse 5520 from the end; it is in surah 5 and is verse 48 of Surah Al-Ma'idah. The word count of verse 48 of Surah Al-Ma'idah is 51, its letter count is 229, and its total Abjad value has been calculated as 11301. The total Abjad value of Surah Al-Ma'idah has been calculated as 824694. Abjad counts include the letter ء (Hamza) where present.

Arabic Text

وانزلـنا اليك الكتاب بالحق مصدقا لما بين يديه من الكتاب ومهيمنا عليه فاحكم بينهم بما انزل الله ولا تتبع اهواءهم عما جاءك من الحق لكل جعلنا منكم شرعة ومنهاجا ولو شاء الله لجعلكم امة واحدة ولكن ليبلوكم في ما اتيكم فاستبقوا الخيرات الى الله مرجعكم جميعا فينبئكم بما كنتم فيه تختلفون

Letter Count

SHF

وانزلـنااليكالكتاببالحقمصدقالمابينيديهمنالكتابومهيمناعليهفاحكمبينهمبماانزلاللهولاتتبعاهواءهمعماجاءكمنالحقلكلجعلنامنكمشرعةومنهاجاولوشاءاللهلجعلكمامةواحدةولكنليبلوكمفيمااتيكمفاستبقواالخيراتالىاللهمرجعكمجميعافينبئكمبماكنتمفيهتختلفون

Transliteration in Latin Letters

Veenzelnâ ileyke-lkitâbe bilhakki musaddikan limâ beyne yedeyhi mine-lkitâbi ve muheyminen ‘aleyh(i)(s) fahkum beynehum bimâ enzela(A)llâhu velâ tettebi’ ehvâehum ‘ammâ câeke mine-lhakk(i)(c) likullin ce’alnâ minkum şir’aten ve minhâcâ(en)(c) velev şâa(A)llâhu lece’alekum ummeten vâhideten velâkin liyebluvekum fîmâ âtâkum(c) festebikû-lḣayrât(i)(c) ila(A)llâhi merci’ukum cemî’an feyunebbi-ukum bimâ kuntum fîhi taḣtelifûn(e)

M. Pickthall (English)

And unto thee have We revealed the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was before it, and a watcher over it. So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires away from the truth which hath come unto thee. For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced out way. Had Allah willed He could have made you one community. But that He may try you by that which He hath given you (He hath made you as ye are). So vie one with another in good works. Unto Allah ye will all return, and He will then inform you of that wherein ye differ.

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Yusuf Ali (English)

To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it(759) in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way.(760) If Allah had so willed, He would have made you(761) a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah. it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;(762)*

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Description

759 After the corruption of the older revelations, the Qur'an comes with a twofold purpose: (1) to confirm the true and original Message, and (2) to guard it, or act as a check to its interpretation. The Arabic word Mukaymin is very comprehensive in meaning. It means one who safeguards, watches over, stands witness, preserves, and upholds. The Qur'an safeguards "the Book", for it has preserved within it the teachings of all the former Books. It watches over these Books in the sense that it will not let their true teachings to be lost. It supports and upholds these Books in the sense that it corroborates the Word of Allah which has remained intact in them. It stands as a witness because it bears testimony to the Word of Allah contained in these Books and helps to sort it out from the interpretations and commentaries of the people which were mixed with it; what is confirmed by the Qur'an is the Word of Allah and what is against it is that of the people, (Cf. 59:23). (R). 760 Law; shir'ah= rules of practical conduct. Open Way: Minhaj= the finer things which are above the law, but which are yet available to everyone, like a sort of open highway. The light in verses 44 and 46 above, I understand to be something in the still higher regions of the spirit, which is common to mankind, though laws and rules may take different forms among different Peoples. 761 By origin mankind were a single people or nation: 4:1, and 2:213. That being so, Allah could have kept us all alike, with one language, one kind of disposition, and one set of physical conditions (including climate) to live in. But in His wisdom, He gives us diversity in these things, not only at any given time, but in different periods and ages. This tests our capacity for Unity (Wahdaniyah) still more, and accentuates the need of Unity and Islam. 762 Men are wont to make conflicting claims regarding Allah, the ultimate destiny of man, and other questions of vital importance. No matter how vehement and eloquent the proponents of false doctrines might be, their efforts will prove fruitless and it will be indisputably clear on the Day of Judgement as to who entertained false notions and who cherished the truth. (Eds.).