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Build a transparent map of revelation using the Qur’an’s own statements. Each row records the original revelation named by the Qur’an, its recipient or description where stated, the Qur’an’s governing authority relationship and one boundary that prevents overclaiming.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1نَزَّلَnazzalaHe revealed
2عَلَيۡكَʿalaykato you
3ٱلۡكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
4بِٱلۡحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin [the] truth
5مُصَدِّقٗاmuṣaddiqanconfirming
6لِّمَاlimāthat which
7بَيۡنَbayna(was)
8يَدَيۡهِyadayhibefore it
9وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaand He revealed
10ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَl-tawrātathe Taurat
11وَٱلۡإِنجِيلَwal-injīlaand the Injeel
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
He has sent down upon you, [O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus)
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 3:3. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
2أَوۡحَيۡنَآawḥaynāhave revealed
3إِلَيۡكَilaykato you
4كَمَآkamāas
5أَوۡحَيۡنَآawḥaynāWe revealed
6إِلَىٰilāto
7نُوحٖnūḥinNuh
8وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَwal-nabiyīnaand the Prophets
9مِنۢminfrom
10بَعۡدِهِۦۚbaʿdihiafter him
11وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآwa-awḥaynāand We revealed
12إِلَىٰٓilāto
13إِبۡرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
14وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaand Ishmael
15وَإِسۡحَٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
16وَيَعۡقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
17وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِwal-asbāṭiand the tribes
18وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
19وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
20وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
21وَهَٰرُونَwahārūnaand Harun
22وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَۚwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
23وَءَاتَيۡنَاwaātaynāand We gave
24دَاوُۥدَdāwūda(to) Dawood
25زَبُورٗاzabūranthe Zaboor
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms;
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 4:163. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Create rows for Tawrah, Zabur, Injil and Qur’an. Add columns for controlled verse, what the verse establishes, named translation notes, present authority and “what I must not claim.” Do not paste private notes or external scripture into the platform. The purpose is to make reasoning visible, not to build an argument from material the course does not authorise.
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِنَّآinnāIndeed
2أَنزَلۡنَاanzalnāWe revealed
3ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَl-tawrātathe Taurat
4فِيهَاfīhāin it
5هُدٗىhudan(was) Guidance
6وَنُورٞۚwanūrunand light
7يَحۡكُمُyaḥkumujudged
8بِهَاbihāby it
9ٱلنَّبِيُّونَl-nabiyūnathe Prophets
10ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
11أَسۡلَمُواْaslamūhad submitted (to Allah)
12لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those who
13هَادُواْhādūwere Jews
14وَٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَwal-rabāniyūnaand the Rabbis
15وَٱلۡأَحۡبَارُwal-aḥbāruand the scholars
16بِمَاbimāwith what
17ٱسۡتُحۡفِظُواْus'tuḥ'fiẓūthey were entrusted
18مِنminof
19كِتَٰبِkitābi(the) Book
20ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
21وَكَانُواْwakānūand they were
22عَلَيۡهِʿalayhito it
23شُهَدَآءَۚshuhadāawitnesses
24فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
25تَخۡشَوُاْtakhshawūfear
26ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
27وَٱخۡشَوۡنِwa-ikh'shawnibut fear Me
28وَلَاwalāand (do) not
29تَشۡتَرُواْtashtarūsell
30بِـَٔايَٰتِيbiāyātīMy Verses
31ثَمَنٗاthamanan(for) a price
32قَلِيلٗاۚqalīlanlittle
33وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
34لَّمۡlam(does) not
35يَحۡكُمyaḥkumjudge
36بِمَآbimāby what
37أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
38ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
39فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
40هُمُhumu[they]
41ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna(are) the disbelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allāh] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allāh, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price [i.e., worldly gain]. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed – then it is those who are the disbelievers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Lo! We did reveal the Torah, wherein is guidance and a light, by which the prophets who surrendered (unto Allah) judged the Jews, and the rabbis and the priests (judged) by such of Allah's Scripture as they were bidden to observe, and thereunto were they witnesses. So fear not mankind, but fear Me. And My revelations for a little gain. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are disbelievers.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 5:44. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَقَفَّيۡنَاwaqaffaynāAnd We sent
2عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
3ءَاثَٰرِهِمāthārihimtheir footsteps
4بِعِيسَىbiʿīsāIsa
5ٱبۡنِib'nison
6مَرۡيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
7مُصَدِّقٗاmuṣaddiqanconfirming
8لِّمَاlimāwhat
9بَيۡنَbayna(was) between
10يَدَيۡهِyadayhihis hands
11مِنَminaof
12ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِۖl-tawrātithe Taurat
13وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُwaātaynāhuand We gave him
14ٱلۡإِنجِيلَl-injīlathe Injeel
15فِيهِfīhiin it
16هُدٗىhudan(was) Guidance
17وَنُورٞwanūrunand light
18وَمُصَدِّقٗاwamuṣaddiqanand confirming
19لِّمَاlimāwhat
20بَيۡنَbayna(was) between
21يَدَيۡهِyadayhihis hands
22مِنَminaof
23ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِl-tawrātithe Taurat
24وَهُدٗىwahudanand a Guidance
25وَمَوۡعِظَةٗwamawʿiẓatanand an admonition
26لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīnafor the God conscious
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah – a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 5:46. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Use Qur’an 5:44 for the Tawrah: revelation, guidance and light. Use Qur’an 5:46 for the Injil: given to Isa son of Maryam, confirming the Tawrah, with guidance, light and admonition. In the boundary column write that these panels do not identify every later collection with the original revelation in every word. Preserve each Qur’anic name rather than replacing both with one umbrella label.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
2أَوۡحَيۡنَآawḥaynāhave revealed
3إِلَيۡكَilaykato you
4كَمَآkamāas
5أَوۡحَيۡنَآawḥaynāWe revealed
6إِلَىٰilāto
7نُوحٖnūḥinNuh
8وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَwal-nabiyīnaand the Prophets
9مِنۢminfrom
10بَعۡدِهِۦۚbaʿdihiafter him
11وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآwa-awḥaynāand We revealed
12إِلَىٰٓilāto
13إِبۡرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
14وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaand Ishmael
15وَإِسۡحَٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
16وَيَعۡقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
17وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِwal-asbāṭiand the tribes
18وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
19وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
20وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
21وَهَٰرُونَwahārūnaand Harun
22وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَۚwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
23وَءَاتَيۡنَاwaātaynāand We gave
24دَاوُۥدَdāwūda(to) Dawood
25زَبُورٗاzabūranthe Zaboor
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms;
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 4:163. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Use Qur’an 4:163. Record that Dawud was given the Zabur. Leave unsupported fields blank. Do not add a modern chapter list, authorship theory or quotation from Psalms. A blank cell is better than an invented connection. Mark the row “original revelation affirmed; further textual correspondence not established by this panel.”
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَأَنزَلۡنَآwa-anzalnāAnd We revealed
2إِلَيۡكَilaykato you
3ٱلۡكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
4بِٱلۡحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin [the] truth
5مُصَدِّقٗاmuṣaddiqanconfirming
6لِّمَاlimāwhat
7بَيۡنَbayna(was) before
8يَدَيۡهِyadayhihis hands
9مِنَminaof
10ٱلۡكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
11وَمُهَيۡمِنًاwamuhayminanand a guardian
12عَلَيۡهِۖʿalayhiover it
13فَٱحۡكُمfa-uḥ'kumSo judge
14بَيۡنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
15بِمَآbimāby what
16أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
17ٱللَّهُۖl-lahuAllah
18وَلَاwalāand (do) not
19تَتَّبِعۡtattabiʿfollow
20أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡahwāahumtheir vain desires
21عَمَّاʿammāwhen
22جَآءَكَjāakahas come to you
23مِنَminaof
24ٱلۡحَقِّۚl-ḥaqithe truth
25لِكُلّٖlikullinFor each
26جَعَلۡنَاjaʿalnāWe have made
27مِنكُمۡminkumfor you
28شِرۡعَةٗshir'ʿatana law
29وَمِنۡهَاجٗاۚwamin'hājanand a clear way
30وَلَوۡwalawAnd if
31شَآءَshāa(had) willed
32ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
33لَجَعَلَكُمۡlajaʿalakumHe (would have) made you
34أُمَّةٗummatana community
35وَٰحِدَةٗwāḥidatanone
36وَلَٰكِنwalākin[and] but
37لِّيَبۡلُوَكُمۡliyabluwakumto test you
38فِيfīin
39مَآmāwhat
40ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۖātākumHe (has) given you
41فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْfa-is'tabiqūso race
42ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚl-khayrāti(to) the good
43إِلَىilāTo
44ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
45مَرۡجِعُكُمۡmarjiʿukumyou will return
46جَمِيعٗاjamīʿanall
47فَيُنَبِّئُكُمfayunabbi-ukumthen He will inform you
48بِمَاbimāof what
49كُنتُمۡkuntumyou were
50فِيهِfīhiconcerning it
51تَخۡتَلِفُونَtakhtalifūnadiffering
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allāh has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allāh willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allāh is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
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.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it 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. If Allah had so willed, He would have made you 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;
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 5:48. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 27 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2نَحۡنُnaḥnuWe
3نَزَّلۡنَاnazzalnāhave sent down
4ٱلذِّكۡرَl-dhik'rathe Reminder
5وَإِنَّاwa-innāand indeed, We
6لَهُۥlahuof it
7لَحَٰفِظُونَlaḥāfiẓūna(are) surely Guardians
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [i.e., the Qur’ān], and indeed, We will be its guardian.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 15:9. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Use Qur’an 5:48 for truth, confirmation and the muhaymin relationship. Use 15:9 for the preservation promise. Record named translation differences rather than merging authority, criterion, guardian and overseer into an anonymous definition. Present authority means Muslim belief and judgement return to the Qur’an; it does not authorise rude speech or unsupported universal claims.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تُجَٰدِلُوٓاْtujādilūargue
3أَهۡلَahla(with the) People of the Book
4ٱلۡكِتَٰبِl-kitābi(with the) People of the Book
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6بِٱلَّتِيbi-allatīby which
7هِيَhiya[it]
8أَحۡسَنُaḥsanu(is) best
9إِلَّاillāexcept
10ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
11ظَلَمُواْẓalamū(do) wrong
12مِنۡهُمۡۖmin'humamong them
13وَقُولُوٓاْwaqūlūand say
14ءَامَنَّاāmannāWe believe
15بِٱلَّذِيٓbi-alladhīin that (which)
16أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
17إِلَيۡنَاilaynāto us
18وَأُنزِلَwa-unzilaand was revealed
19إِلَيۡكُمۡilaykumto you
20وَإِلَٰهُنَاwa-ilāhunāAnd our God
21وَإِلَٰهُكُمۡwa-ilāhukumand your God
22وَٰحِدٞwāḥidun(is) One
23وَنَحۡنُwanaḥnuand we
24لَهُۥlahuto Him
25مُسۡلِمُونَmus'limūnasubmit
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
Compare · M. Pickthall
And argue not with the People of the Scripture unless it be in (a way) that is better, save with such of them as do wrong; and say: We believe in that which hath been revealed unto us and revealed unto you; our Allah and your Allah is One, and unto Him we surrender.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)."
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 29:46. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Use Qur’an 29:46. Write a two-sentence answer for a person asking what Muslims believe about earlier books. Sentence one should honour original revelation. Sentence two should explain the Qur’an’s final governing authority. Check that your answer neither insults another person’s tradition nor implies that competing teachings and laws are interchangeable. If the question moves into detailed manuscript history, add a referral note instead of guessing.
Assign, complete and revisit the map
Adults may assign this resource to themselves or a child account. Completion is based on reaching the end, while the value comes from accurately filling the map. For ages 5–7, use four text-only cards and speak the simple relationships. Ages 8–11 can add verse keys. Teenagers and adults should complete the boundary column and practise the conversation test. No one should be required to disclose family disagreement, and a completed map is not scholarly certification.
Four named rows completed
Every claim has a controlled locator
Translation choices remain labelled
Authority relationship is explicit
At least one overclaim boundary is recorded
See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an-primary; controlled Quran Foundation QPC Hafs panels. Named translations are visibly labelled and are not revelation. Named tafsir remains attributed commentary. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
No hadith quotation or paraphrase is used in this resource. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.
Help a learner master Revelation and Authority Evidence Map
Assignable evidence resource · source and authority map Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”
Begin with the source
Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.
Invite an answer before helping
Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.
Correct with dignity
Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.
01Prepare a focused session
Read Revelation and Authority Evidence Map yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.
Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”
02Use a source-led teaching conversation
Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
03Questions for this exact resource
“What does Prepare the four evidence rows mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 3:3)?”
“What does Complete the Tawrah and Injil rows mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 4:163)?”
“Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
“What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
04Adapt the same truth for different ages
Ages 5–7
Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.
Ages 8–11
Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.
Ages 12–15
Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Ages 16+ and adults
Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified review.
05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.
Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.
06Choose one useful follow-up
Complete each evidence-labelled field.
Save or assign the resource, then revisit it after the related lessons.
Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.
07Revisit for durable mastery
After 24 hours · five minutes
Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
Ask the learner to find its source locator.
Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.
After seven days · eight minutes
Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
Retry the most difficult mastery question.
Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.
