The Quran

سورة الجنّ

Surah Al-Jinn 72:18

The Jinn · Verse 18 of 28

وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And that the mosques are meant for (the worship of) Allâh, so call on no one (therein) beside Allâh.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah;

Ahmed Ali

All places of worship are for God; so do not invoke any one with God.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

All places of worship (and all parts of the body with which one prostrates ) are for God, and all worship is due to Him alone, so do not worship anyone along with God.

Daryabadi

And the prostrations are for Allah; wherefore call not along with Allah anyone.

Faridul Haque

‘And that the mosques are for Allah only – therefore do not worship anyone along with Allah.’

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the mosques are Allahís, so call not upon any one with Allah:

Maulvi Sher Ali

And all places of worship belong to ALLAH; so call not on anyone beside ALLAH.

Muhammad Asad

And [know] that all worship is due to God [alone]: hence, do not invoke anyone side by side with God!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allah.

Muhammad Pickthall

And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.

Muhammad Sarwar

All the parts of the body to be placed on the ground during prostration belong to God. Do not prostrate before anyone other than Him.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And that the mosques are Allah's, therefore call not upon any one with Allah:

Rashad Khalifa

The places of worship belong to GOD; do not call on anyone else beside GOD.

Shabbir Ahmed

And the Masjids, one and all, belong to God alone. ((Adoration and submission are due to none but God.) So, do not call upon anyone along with God.

Commentary 72:18 The initial words of this verse الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ are usually translated as, “the Mosques are for Allâh”. This is a simple meaning, but the in-depth…

وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا

72:18 The initial words of this verse الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ are usually translated as, “the Mosques are for Allâh”. This is a simple meaning, but the in-depth translation should be, “the hands, and the feet are there to prostrate before Allâh”.