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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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They have sworn by God with their strongest oaths that He will not raise the dead to life. But He will- it is His binding promise, though most people do not realize it

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
And they swear	وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ (wa-aqsamū)	ق س م	Verb V
by Allah	بِٱللَّهِ (bil-lahi)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
strongest	جَهْدَ (jahda)	ج ه د	Noun Noun
(of) their oaths	أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ (aymānihim)	ي م ن	Noun Noun
Allah will not resurrect	لَا (lā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
Allah will not resurrect	يَبْعَثُ (yabʿathu)	ب ع ث	Verb V
Allah will not resurrect	ٱللَّهُ (l-lahu)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
(one) who	مَن (man)	م ن	Noun Noun
dies	يَمُوتُ (yamūtu)	م و ت	Verb V
Nay	بَلَىٰ (balā)	ب ل ى	Prep. Prep
(it is) a promise	وَعْدًا (waʿdan)	و ع د	Noun Noun
upon Him	عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayhi)	ع ل ي	Prep. Prep
(in) truth	حَقًّا (ḥaqqan)	ح ق ق	Noun Noun
but	وَلَٰكِنَّ (walākinna)	ل ك ن	Prep. Prep
most	أَكْثَرَ (akthara)	ك ث ر	Noun Noun
(of) the mankind	ٱلنَّاسِ (l-nāsi)	أ ن س	Noun Noun
(do) not	لَا (lā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
know	يَعْلَمُونَ (yaʿlamūna)	ع ل م	Verb V

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Surah: The Bee
Verse: 16:38
Juz: 14
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 70
Translations: 64
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Root Words in This Verse

قسم (أَقْسَمُ)
أله (اللَّه)
جهد (جَهْد)
يمن (يَمِين)
بعث (بَعَثَ)
موت (ماتَ)
وعد (وَعْد)
حقق (حَقّ)
كثر (أَكْثَر)
أنس (ناس)
علم (عَلِمَ)

Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

40:57 15%

لَخَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

lakhalqu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi akbaru min khalqi l-nāsi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

The creation of the heavens and earth is greater by far than the creation of mankind, though most people do not know it

30:6 15%

وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

waʿda l-lahi lā yukh'lifu l-lahu waʿdahu walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

This is God’s promise: God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know

34:28 15%

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ إِلَّا كَآفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

wamā arsalnāka illā kāffatan lilnnāsi bashīran wanadhīran walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

We have sent you [Prophet] only to bring good news and warning to all people, but most of them do not understand

34:36 15%

قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

qul inna rabbī yabsuṭu l-riz'qa liman yashāu wayaqdiru walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord gives in abundance to whoever He will and sparingly to whoever He will, though most people do not understand

45:26 12%

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

quli l-lahu yuḥ'yīkum thumma yumītukum thumma yajmaʿukum ilā yawmi l-qiyāmati lā rayba fīhi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

[Prophet], say, ‘It is God who gives you life, then causes you to die, and then He gathers you all to the Day of Resurrection of which there is no doubt, though most people do not comprehend.’

Word Analysis — The Bee 16:38

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis