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Maryam (مريم)

Quran 19:81 — Surah Maryam, Verse 81

Chapter 19 · Mary · Juz 16

81

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةًۭ لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّۭا

Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal liyakoonoo lahum 'izzaa

And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

Quran 19:81 — Surah Maryam

About This Verse

This is verse 81 of 98 in Surah Maryam (مريم), meaning “Mary”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 16 (Part 16) of the Quran.

Surah Maryam is the 19th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 98 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 19:81

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal liyakoonoo lahum 'izzaa

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Surrounding Verses

79

كَلَّا ۚ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ مَدًّۭا

No! We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively.

80

وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًۭا

And We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone.

81

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةًۭ لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّۭا

And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

82

كَلَّا ۚ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا

No! Those "gods" will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement].

83

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّۭا

Do you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to [evil] with [constant] incitement?