Al-Kafirun الكافرون

“The Disbelievers” · Meccan · Surah 109
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon

Say, "O disbelievers,

2لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon

I do not worship what you worship.

3وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

4وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.

5وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud

Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

6لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."

About This Surah

Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) is an early Meccan surah of 6 verses clearly declaring the incompatibility of Islamic monotheism with polytheism, addressing the disbelievers directly. Its repeated formula 'To you your religion, and to me mine' is often cited as an affirmation of religious non-coercion.