87:17
وَٱلَْٔاخِرَةُخَيْرٌوَأَبْقَىٰٓ١٧
wal-ākhiratu khayrun wa-abqā
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.(17)
Surah Al-A'la, Ayah 17 (87:17)
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
وَٱلَْٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Quran 87:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Al-A'la (“The Most High”), a Meccan surah of 19 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 592 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 30
- Hizb 60
- Page 592
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَٱلَْٔاخِرَةُwal-ākhiratuWhile the Hereafter
- خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) better
- وَأَبْقَىٰٓwa-abqāand everlasting
Tafsir (commentary) of 87:17
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This commentary explains ayahs 87:14–19 together.