What does Quran 109:4 mean?

Quran 109:4 (Surah Al-Kaafiroon, Ayah 4) translates to: "Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 109:4 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Rejection of Polytheism, Prophetic Practice, Prayer, Divine Revelation.

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.

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

3 other themes with weak connections

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Oneness of Allah

109:4Ayah 16

3 ayahs in Al-Kaafiroon are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

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nor will I worship in the future what you have worshipped

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