Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 23 (6:23)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ

Quran 6:23 is ayah 23 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 130 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:23
ثُمَّلَمْتَكُنفِتْنَتُهُمْإِلَّآأَنقَالُوا۟وَٱللَّهِرَبِّنَامَاكُنَّامُشْرِكِينَ٢٣
thumma lam takun fit'natuhum illā an qālū wal-lahi rabbinā mā kunnā mush'rikīna

Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allāh, our Lord, we were not those who associated."(23)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. لَمْlamnot
  3. تَكُنtakunwill be
  4. فِتْنَتُهُمْfit'natuhum(for) them a plea
  5. إِلَّآillāexcept
  6. أَنanthat
  7. قَالُوا۟qālūthey say
  8. وَٱللَّهِwal-lahiBy Allah
  9. رَبِّنَاrabbināour Lord
  10. مَاmānot
  11. كُنَّاkunnāwe were
  12. مُشْرِكِينَmush'rikīnathose who associated others (with Allah)

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