What does Quran 109:3 mean?

Quran 109:3 (Surah Al-Kaafiroon, Ayah 3) translates to: "Nor are you worshippers of what I worship."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 109:3 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Kaafiroon (The Disbelievers), the 109th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Idolatry, Tawhid, Disbelief, Prophethood, Moral Integrity.

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

2 other themes with weak connections

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Oneness of Allah

109:3Ayah 16

3 ayahs in Al-Kaafiroon are strongly about the oneness of Allah.

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and you do not worship at present what I worship and that is God exalted be He alone

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