Meccan · 6 verses الكافرون

Al-Kafirun 109

The Disbelievers · ✓

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How to read the Hangul

الرَّحْمَٰنِ르^r라흐마니 بِسْمِ비스밀

• 비Bold = the stressed syllable of the word; a little stronger.
• 마Overline = long vowel (madd): hold it about two beats. Length matters most in recitation.
• 스Tiny = no vowel in the Arabic here — just the consonant, short.
• ^r라Small Latin letter = a sound Korean lacks, on the next syllable: f upper teeth on lower lip · θ/ð tongue tip between the teeth · r rolled tongue tip (a bare ㄹ is l).

How to read the Hangul

beginning비기닝 the^ð더 Christ크^r라이스트 salvation샐^v베이션

• 기Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
• 닝Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
• 트Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
• 더Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
• ^f팬Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.

About this surah

Classed as a Meccan sura, it begins with the command 'Say,' and gives the exact words to be spoken to the disbelievers. The message is a clear separation in worship. 'I do not worship what you worship, nor are you worshippers of what I worship' — this idea is stated and then restated across verses 2 to 5, with small changes in wording that cover both the present and what has been and will be. Neither side, the text says, worships what the other worships. The final verse closes the declaration: 'For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.' The sura contains no threat or description of punishment; it is a short, firm statement that the two ways of worship are distinct.

• Words to the disbelievers
• Separation in worship
• A repeated declaration
• To each their religion

The name It is named after 'the disbelievers' (al-Kafirun), who are addressed in verse 1.

Start with 109:1 · 109:2 · 109:6

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   قُلْ꿀 يَا야 أَيُّهَا아이유할 الْكَافِرُونَ카^f피^r룬

   말하라. "불신자들이여,

   Say,세이 "O오 disbelievers,디스벌리^v버즈

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2. 2

   لَا라 أَعْبُدُ아으부두 مَا마 تَعْبُدُونَ타으부둔

   나는 너희가 경배하는 것을 경배하지 않으며,

   I아이 do두 not낫 worship워셥 what왓 you유 worship,워셥

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3. 3

   وَلَا왈라 أَنْتُمْ안툼 عَابِدُونَ아비두나 مَا마 أَعْبُدُ아으부드

   너희도 내가 경배하는 분을 경배하지 않는다.

   nor노 are아 you유 worshippers워쉬퍼즈 of어^v브 what왓 I아이 worship,워셥

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4. 4

   وَلَا왈라 أَنَا아나 عَابِدٌ아비둠 مَا마 عَبَدْتُمْ아바드툼

   나는 너희가 경배해 온 것을 경배하지 않을 것이며,

   nor노 will윌 I아이 be비 a어 worshipper워쉬퍼 of어^v브 what왓 you유 have해^v브 worshipped,워쉽트

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5. 5

   وَلَا왈라 أَنْتُمْ안툼 عَابِدُونَ아비두나 مَا마 أَعْبُدُ아으부드

   너희도 내가 경배하는 분을 경배하지 않는다.

   nor노 are아 you유 worshippers워쉬퍼즈 of어^v브 what왓 I아이 worship,워셥

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6. 6

   لَكُمْ라쿰 دِينُكُمْ디누쿰 وَلِيَ왈리야 دِينِ딘

   너희에게는 너희의 종교가 있고, 나에게는 나의 종교가 있다."

   For^f포 you유 is이즈 your요 religion,^r릴리전 and앤드 for^f포 me미 is이즈 my마이 religion."^r릴리전

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