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Surah Al-Imran Ayat 116 in Arabic Text

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَن تُغۡنِيَ عَنۡهُمۡ أَمۡوَٰلُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَٰدُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Innal lazeena kafaroo lan tughniya ‘anhum amwaaluhum wa laaa awlaaduhum minal laahi shai’anw wa ulaaa’ika Ashaabun Naar; hum feehaa khaalidoon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 116

Sahih International
Indeed, those who disbelieve – never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

Yusuf Ali
Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They will be companions of the Fire,-dwelling therein (for ever).

Abul Ala Maududi
As for those who denied the Truth, neither their possessions nor their children will avail them against Allah. They are the people of the Fire, and therein they shall abide.

Muhsin Khan
Surely, those who reject Faith (disbelieve in Muhammad SAW as being Allah’s Prophet and in all that which he has brought from Allah), neither their properties, nor their offspring will avail them aught against Allah. They are the dwellers of the Fire, therein they will abide. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 4, Page 58).

Pickthall
Lo! the riches and the progeny of those who disbelieve will not avail them aught against Allah; and such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein.

Dr. Ghali
Surely the ones who have disbelieved, their riches will never avail them, neither their children, anything against Allah; and those are the companions (i.e., the inhabitants) of the Fire, and they are therein eternally (abiding).

Abdel Haleem
As for those who disbelieve, neither their possessions nor their children will help them against God- they will be companions in the Fire, there to remain-

Muhammad Junagarhi
کافروں کو ان کے مال اور ان کی اوﻻد اللہ کے ہاں کچھ کام نہ آئیں گی، یہ تو جہنمی ہیں جو ہمیشہ اسی میں پڑے رہیں گے

Quran 3 Verse 116 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Imran ayat 116, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(3:116) As for those who denied the Truth, neither their possessions nor their children will avail them against Allah. They are the people of the Fire, and therein they shall abide.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 116 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 113 which provides the complete commentary from verse 113 through 117.

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