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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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It is He who gives life and death, and when He ordains a thing, He says only ‘Be’ and it is

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
He	هُوَ (huwa)	—	Noun Noun
(is) the One Who	ٱلَّذِى (alladhī)	ا ل ذ ي	Noun Noun
gives life	يُحْىِۦ (yuḥ'yī)	ح ي ي	Verb V
and causes death	وَيُمِيتُ (wayumītu)	م و ت	Verb V
And when	فَإِذَا (fa-idhā)	إ ذ ا	Noun Noun
He decrees	قَضَىٰٓ (qaḍā)	ق ض ي	Verb V
a matter	أَمْرًا (amran)	أ م ر	Noun Noun
then only	فَإِنَّمَا (fa-innamā)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
He says	يَقُولُ (yaqūlu)	ق و ل	Verb V
to it	لَهُۥ (lahu)	—	Noun Noun
Be	كُن (kun)	ك و ن	Verb V
and it is	فَيَكُونُ (fayakūnu)	ك و ن	Verb V

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Surah: The Forgiver, The Forgiving One
Verse: 40:68
Juz: 24
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 60
Translations: 62
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Root Words in This Verse

حيي (أَحْيا)
موت (أَماتَ)
قضي (قَضَى)
أمر (أَمْر)
قول (قالَ)
كون (كانَ)

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2:117 38%

بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

badīʿu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa-idhā qaḍā amran fa-innamā yaqūlu lahu kun fayakūn

He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ and it is

19:35 28%

مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ ۖ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

mā kāna lillahi an yattakhidha min waladin sub'ḥānahu idhā qaḍā amran fa-innamā yaqūlu lahu kun fayakūn

it would not befit God to have a child. He is far above that: when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ and it is

3:47 21%

قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

qālat rabbi annā yakūnu lī waladun walam yamsasnī basharun qāla kadhāliki l-lahu yakhluqu mā yashāu idhā qaḍā amran fa-innamā yaqūlu lahu kun fayakūn

She said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when no man has touched me?’ [The angel] said, ‘This is how God creates what He will: when He has ordained something, He only says, “Be”, and it is

36:82 16%

إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

innamā amruhu idhā arāda shayan an yaqūla lahu kun fayakūn

when He wills something to be, His way is to say, “Be”- and it is

Word Analysis — The Forgiver, The Forgiving One 40:68

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis