Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Hujurat)
Ayah 1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
O you who believe O you who believe O you who believe (Do) not put (yourselves) forward before Allah before Allah before Allah and His Messenger and fear Allah and fear Allah Indeed Allah (is) All-Hearer All-Knower
Ayah 2
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَرْفَعُوٓا۟ أَصْوَٰتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ ٱلنَّبِىِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا۟ لَهُۥ بِٱلْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَن تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ
O you who believe O you who believe O you who believe (Do) not raise your voices above (the) voice (of) the Prophet and (do) not be loud to him in speech like (the) loudness (of) some of you to others lest become worthless your deeds while you (do) not perceive
Ayah 3
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَٰتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمْتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
Indeed those who lower their voices (in) presence (of the) Messenger of Allah (of the) Messenger of Allah those (are) the ones Allah has tested Allah has tested their hearts for righteousness For them (is) forgiveness and a reward great
Ayah 4
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِن وَرَآءِ ٱلْحُجُرَٰتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Indeed those who call you from behind the private chambers most of them (do) not understand
Ayah 5
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
And if they had been patient until you came out to them certainly it would be better for them And Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful
Ayah 6
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن جَآءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌۢ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ أَن تُصِيبُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَـٰدِمِينَ
O you who believe O you who believe O you who believe If comes to you a wicked person with information investigate lest you harm a people in ignorance then you become over what you have done regretful
Ayah 7
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ لَوْ يُطِيعُكُمْ فِى كَثِيرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنَ وَزَيَّنَهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْكُفْرَ وَٱلْفُسُوقَ وَٱلْعِصْيَانَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلرَّٰشِدُونَ
And know that among you (is the) Messenger of Allah (is the) Messenger of Allah If he were to obey you in much of the matter surely you would be in difficulty but Allah has endeared to you the Faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief and defiance and disobedience Those (are) they the guided ones
Ayah 8
فَضْلًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَنِعْمَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
A Bounty from Allah from Allah and favor And Allah (is) All-Knower All-Wise
Ayah 9
وَإِن طَآئِفَتَانِ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَإِنۢ بَغَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا عَلَى ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ فَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلَّتِى تَبْغِى حَتَّىٰ تَفِىٓءَ إِلَىٰٓ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن فَآءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمَا بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
And if two parties among the believers fight then make peace between both of them But if oppresses one of them on the other then fight one which oppresses until it returns to (the) command (of) Allah Then if it returns then make peace between them with justice and act justly Indeed Allah loves those who act justly
Ayah 10
إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Only the believers (are) brothers so make peace between your brothers and fear Allah and fear Allah so that you may receive mercy
Ayah 11
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَآءٌ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ ۖ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا۟ بِٱلْأَلْقَـٰبِ ۖ بِئْسَ ٱلِٱسْمُ ٱلْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
O you who believe O you who believe O you who believe (Let) not ridicule a people [of] (another) people perhaps that they may be better than them and (let) not women [of] (other) women perhaps that they may be better than them And (do) not insult yourselves and (do) not call each other by nicknames Wretched is the name (of) disobedience after the faith And whoever (does) not repent then those they (are) the wrongdoers
Ayah 12
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ
O you who believe O you who believe O you who believe Avoid much of the assumption Indeed some assumption (is) sin And (do) not spy and (do) not backbite some of you (to) others Would like one of you to eat (the) flesh (of) his brother dead Nay, you would hate it And fear Allah And fear Allah indeed Allah (is) Oft-Returning Most Merciful
Ayah 13
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
O mankind O mankind Indeed, We created you from a male and a female and We made you nations and tribes that you may know one another Indeed (the) most noble of you near Allah (is the) most righteous of you Indeed Allah (is) All-Knower All-Aware
Ayah 14
۞ قَالَتِ ٱلْأَعْرَابُ ءَامَنَّا ۖ قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَلَـٰكِن قُولُوٓا۟ أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَـٰلِكُمْ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Say the Bedouins We believe Say Not you believe but say We have submitted and has not yet entered the faith in your hearts But if you obey Allah and His Messenger not He will deprive you of your deeds anything Indeed Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful
Ayah 15
إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْتَابُوا۟ وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلصَّـٰدِقُونَ
Only the believers (are) those who believe in Allah and His Messenger then (do) not doubt but strive with their wealth and their lives in (the) way (of) Allah Those [they] (are) the truthful
Ayah 16
قُلْ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Say Will you acquaint Allah with your religion while Allah knows what (is) in the heavens and what (is) in the earth And Allah of every thing (is) All-Knower
Ayah 17
يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ أَسْلَمُوا۟ ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا۟ عَلَىَّ إِسْلَـٰمَكُم ۖ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَىٰكُمْ لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
They consider (it) a favor to you that they have accepted Islam Say (Do) not consider a favor on me your Islam Nay Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith if you are truthful
Ayah 18
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Indeed Allah knows (the) unseen (of) the heavens and the earth And Allah (is) All-Seer of what you do
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Hujurat?
Surat Al-Hujurat (الحجرات) has 18 verses.
Was Surat Al-Hujurat revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Hujurat was revealed in Madinah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Hujurat on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Hujurat spans pages 515 to 517.
What is Surat Al-Hujurat about?
The Surah takes its name from verse 4 in which the word hujurat has occurred.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.