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The Troops, Throngs, The Companies 39:29

God puts forward this illustration: can a man who has for his masters several partners at odds with each other be considered equal to a man devoted wholly to one master? All praise belongs to God, though most of them do not know

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Allah sets forth	ضَرَبَ (ḍaraba)	ض ر ب	Verb V
Allah sets forth	ٱللَّهُ (l-lahu)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
an example	مَثَلًا (mathalan)	م ث ل	Noun Noun
a man	رَّجُلًا (rajulan)	ر ج ل	Noun Noun
about him	فِيهِ (fīhi)	ف ي	Prep. Prep
partners	شُرَكَآءُ (shurakāu)	ش ر ك	Noun Noun
quarreling	مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ (mutashākisūna)	ش ك س	Noun Noun
and a man	وَرَجُلًا (warajulan)	ر ج ل	Noun Noun
(belonging) exclusively	سَلَمًا (salaman)	س ل م	Noun Noun
to one man	لِّرَجُلٍ (lirajulin)	ر ج ل	Noun Noun
are	هَلْ (hal)	ه ل	Prep. Prep
they both equal	يَسْتَوِيَانِ (yastawiyāni)	س و ي	Verb V
(in) comparison	مَثَلًا (mathalan)	م ث ل	Noun Noun
All praise	ٱلْحَمْدُ (l-ḥamdu)	ح م د	Noun Noun
(be) to Allah	لِلَّهِ (lillahi)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
Nay	بَلْ (bal)	ب ل	Prep. Prep
most of them	أَكْثَرُهُمْ (aktharuhum)	ك ث ر	Noun Noun
(do) not	لَا (lā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
know	يَعْلَمُونَ (yaʿlamūna)	ع ل م	Verb V

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Surah: The Troops, Throngs, The Companies
Verse: 39:29
Juz: 23-24
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 59
Translations: 63
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Root Words in This Verse

ضرب (ضَرَبَ)
أله (اللَّه)
مثل (مَثَل)
رجل (رَجُل)
شرك (شَرِيك)
شكس (مُتَشاكِس)
سلم (سَلَم)
سوي (اسْتَوَى)
حمد (حَمْد)
كثر (أَكْثَر)
علم (عَلِمَ)

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

16:75 22%

۞ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًا مَّمْلُوكًا لَّا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَمَن رَّزَقْنَـٰهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّا وَجَهْرًا ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوُۥنَ ۚ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

ḍaraba l-lahu mathalan ʿabdan mamlūkan lā yaqdiru ʿalā shayin waman razaqnāhu minnā riz'qan ḥasanan fahuwa yunfiqu min'hu sirran wajahran hal yastawūna l-ḥamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum lā yaʿlamūn

God presents this illustration: a slave controlled by his master, with no power over anything, and another man We have supplied with good provision, from which he gives alms privately and openly. Can they be considered equal? All praise belongs to God, but most of them do not recognize this

31:25 21%

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

wala-in sa-altahum man khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna l-lahu quli l-ḥamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum lā yaʿlamūn

If you ask them who created the heavens and earth, they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Praise belongs to God,’ but most of them do not understand

29:63 14%

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّن نَّزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

wala-in sa-altahum man nazzala mina l-samāi māan fa-aḥyā bihi l-arḍa min baʿdi mawtihā layaqūlunna l-lahu quli l-ḥamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum lā yaʿqilūn

If you ask them, ‘Who sends water down from the sky and gives life with it to the earth after it has died?’ they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Praise belongs to God!’ Truly, most of them do not use their reason

Word Analysis — The Troops, Throngs, The Companies 39:29

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis