Surah Al-Ahqaf, Ayah 4 (46:4)

ٱلْأَحْقَاف

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ …

Quran 46:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (“The Wind-Curved Sandhills”), a Meccan surah of 35 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 502 of the Madani Mushaf.

46:4
قُلْأَرَءَيْتُممَّاتَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِأَرُونِىمَاذَاخَلَقُوا۟مِنَٱلْأَرْضِأَمْلَهُمْشِرْكٌفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ۖٱئْتُونِىبِكِتَٰبٍمِّنقَبْلِهَٰذَآأَوْأَثَٰرَةٍمِّنْعِلْمٍإِنكُنتُمْصَٰدِقِينَ٤
qul ara-aytum mā tadʿūna min dūni l-lahi arūnī mādhā khalaqū mina l-arḍi am lahum shir'kun fī l-samāwāti i'tūnī bikitābin min qabli hādhā aw athāratin min ʿil'min in kuntum ṣādiqīna

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."(4)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. أَرَءَيْتُمara-aytumDo you see
  3. مَّاmāwhat
  4. تَدْعُونَtadʿūnayou call
  5. مِنminbesides
  6. دُونِdūnibesides
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  8. أَرُونِىarūnīShow me
  9. مَاذَاmādhāwhat
  10. خَلَقُوا۟khalaqūthey have created
  11. مِنَminaof
  12. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  13. أَمْamor
  14. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  15. شِرْكٌshir'kun(is) any share
  16. فِىfīin
  17. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ۖl-samāwātithe heavens
  18. ٱئْتُونِىi'tūnīBring me
  19. بِكِتَٰبٍbikitābina book
  20. مِّنminfrom
  21. قَبْلِqablibefore
  22. هَٰذَآhādhāthis
  23. أَوْawor
  24. أَثَٰرَةٍathāratina trace
  25. مِّنْminof
  26. عِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge
  27. إِنinif
  28. كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
  29. صَٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

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