Surah Al-'Alaq, Ayah 16 (96:16)

ٱلْعَلَق

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

Quran 96:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-'Alaq (“The Clot”), a Meccan surah of 19 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 598 of the Madani Mushaf.

96:16
نَاصِيَةٍكَٰذِبَةٍخَاطِئَةٍ١٦
nāṣiyatin kādhibatin khāṭi-atin

A lying, sinning forelock.(16)

Word by word

  1. نَاصِيَةٍnāṣiyatinA forelock
  2. كَٰذِبَةٍkādhibatinlying
  3. خَاطِئَةٍkhāṭi-atinsinful

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