Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 40 (33:40)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ ۗ …

Quran 33:40 is ayah 40 of Surah Al-Ahzab (“The Combined Forces”), a Medinan surah of 73 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 423 of the Madani Mushaf.

33:40
مَّاكَانَمُحَمَّدٌأَبَآأَحَدٍمِّنرِّجَالِكُمْوَلَٰكِنرَّسُولَٱللَّهِوَخَاتَمَٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ ۗوَكَانَٱللَّهُبِكُلِّشَىْءٍعَلِيمًا٤٠
mā kāna muḥammadun abā aḥadin min rijālikum walākin rasūla l-lahi wakhātama l-nabiyīna wakāna l-lahu bikulli shayin ʿalīman

Muḥammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allāh and seal [i.e., last] of the prophets. And ever is Allāh, of all things, Knowing.(40)

Word by word

  1. مَّاmāNot
  2. كَانَkānais
  3. مُحَمَّدٌmuḥammadunMuhammad
  4. أَبَآabā(the) father
  5. أَحَدٍaḥadin(of) anyone
  6. مِّنminof
  7. رِّجَالِكُمْrijālikumyour men
  8. وَلَٰكِنwalākinbut
  9. رَّسُولَrasūla(he is the) Messenger
  10. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  11. وَخَاتَمَwakhātamaand Seal
  12. ٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ ۗl-nabiyīna(of) the Prophets
  13. وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
  14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
  15. بِكُلِّbikulliof every
  16. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  17. عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower

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