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Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayat 91 in Arabic Text

إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡعَدَٰوَةَ وَٱلۡبَغۡضَآءَ فِي ٱلۡخَمۡرِ وَٱلۡمَيۡسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ وَعَنِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ
Innamaa yureedush Shaitaanu ai yooqi’a bainakumul ‘adaawata wal baghdaaa’a fil khamri wal maisiri wa yasuddakum ‘an zikril laahi wa ‘anis Salaati fahal antum muntahoon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 91

Sahih International
Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?

Yusuf Ali
Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?

Abul Ala Maududi
By intoxicants and games of chance Satan only desires to create enmity and hatred between you, and to turn you away from the remembrance of Allah and from Prayer. Will you, then, desist?

Muhsin Khan
Shaitan (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from As-Salat (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain?

Pickthall
Satan seeketh only to cast among you enmity and hatred by means of strong drink and games of chance, and to turn you from remembrance of Allah and from (His) worship. Will ye then have done?

Dr. Ghali
Surely Ash- Shaytan’s (The all-vicious, the Devil) would only (like) to excite enmity and abhorrence among you by means of wine and games of chance, (Literally: in wine and games of chance) and to bar you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer. Will you then be refraining?

Abdel Haleem
With intoxicants and gambling, Satan seeks only to incite enmity and hatred among you, and to stop you remembering God and prayer. Will you not give them up?

Muhammad Junagarhi
شیطان تو یوں چاہتا ہے کہ شراب اور جوئے کے ذریعے سے تمہارے آپس میں عداوت اور بغض واقع کرا دے اور اللہ تعالیٰ کی یاد سے اور نماز سے تم کو باز رکھے سو اب بھی باز آجاؤ

Quran 5 Verse 91 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Ma’idah ayat 91, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(5:91) By intoxicants and games of chance Satan only desires to create enmity and hatred between you, and to turn you away from the remembrance of Allah and from Prayer. Will you, then, desist?


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

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 91 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 90 which provides the complete commentary from verse 90 through 93.

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