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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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Say [Prophet], ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual night over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could bring you light? Do you not listen?’

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Say	قُلْ (qul)	ق و ل	Verb V
Have you seen	أَرَءَيْتُمْ (ara-aytum)	ر أ ي	Verb V
if	إِن (in)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
Allah made	جَعَلَ (jaʿala)	ج ع ل	Verb V
Allah made	ٱللَّهُ (l-lahu)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
for you	عَلَيْكُمُ (ʿalaykumu)	ع ل ي	Prep. Prep
the night	ٱلَّيْلَ (al-layla)	ل ي ل	Noun Noun
continuous	سَرْمَدًا (sarmadan)	س ر م د	Noun Noun
till	إِلَىٰ (ilā)	ا ل ي	Prep. Prep
(the) Day	يَوْمِ (yawmi)	ي و م	Noun Noun
(of) the Resurrection	ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (l-qiyāmati)	ق و م	Noun Noun
who	مَنْ (man)	م ن	Noun Noun
(is the) god	إِلَٰهٌ (ilāhun)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
besides	غَيْرُ (ghayru)	غ ي ر	Noun Noun
Allah	ٱللَّهِ (l-lahi)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
who could bring you	يَأْتِيكُم (yatīkum)	أ ت ي	Verb V
light	بِضِيَآءٍ (biḍiyāin)	ض و أ	Noun Noun
Then will not	أَفَلَا (afalā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
you hear	تَسْمَعُونَ (tasmaʿūna)	س م ع	Verb V

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Surah: The Story, Stories, The Narrative
Verse: 28:71
Juz: 20
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 49
Translations: 64
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Root Words in This Verse

قول (قالَ)
رأي (رَأَى)
جعل (جَعَلَ)
أله (اللَّه)
ليل (لَيْل)
سرمد (سَرْمَد)
يوم (يَوْم)
قوم (قِيامَة)
غير (غَيْر)
أتي (أَتَى)
ضوأ (ضِياء)
سمع (سَمِعَ)

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28:72 53%

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلنَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ مَنْ إِلَـٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

qul ara-aytum in jaʿala l-lahu ʿalaykumu l-nahāra sarmadan ilā yawmi l-qiyāmati man ilāhun ghayru l-lahi yatīkum bilaylin taskunūna fīhi afalā tub'ṣirūn

Say, ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual day over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could give you night in which to rest? Do you not see

6:46 15%

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ سَمْعَكُمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرَكُمْ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِكُم مَّنْ إِلَـٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ۗ ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ ثُمَّ هُمْ يَصْدِفُونَ

qul ara-aytum in akhadha l-lahu samʿakum wa-abṣārakum wakhatama ʿalā qulūbikum man ilāhun ghayru l-lahi yatīkum bihi unẓur kayfa nuṣarrifu l-āyāti thumma hum yaṣdifūn

Say [Prophet], ‘Think: if God were to take away your hearing and your sight and seal up your hearts, what god other than He could restore them?’ See how We explain Our revelations in various ways, yet still they turn away

Word Analysis — The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:71

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis