The Disbelievers
The opening uses direct address and a clear statement about worship. Read the whole chapter to understand the repeated distinctions. Discuss how a conviction can be expressed plainly without adding hostility that the words do not require.
Based on Quran 109:1–2. Original study prompt, not a complete tafsir. Compare the passage ↗English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com · v1.1.2 ↗
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
(1) Say, "O disbelievers,
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
(2) I do not worship what you worship.
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
(3) Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
(4) Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
(5) Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
(6) For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."