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Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 83 (6:83)

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وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ …

Quran 6:83 is ayah 83 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 138 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:83
وَتِلْكَحُجَّتُنَآءَاتَيْنَٰهَآإِبْرَٰهِيمَعَلَىٰقَوْمِهِۦ ۚنَرْفَعُدَرَجَٰتٍمَّننَّشَآءُ ۗإِنَّرَبَّكَحَكِيمٌعَلِيمٌ٨٣
watil'ka ḥujjatunā ātaynāhā ib'rāhīma ʿalā qawmihi narfaʿu darajātin man nashāu inna rabbaka ḥakīmun ʿalīmun

And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.(83)

Word by word

  1. وَتِلْكَwatil'kaAnd this
  2. حُجَّتُنَآḥujjatunā(is) Our argument
  3. ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآātaynāhāWe gave it
  4. إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(to) Ibrahim
  5. عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
  6. قَوْمِهِۦ ۚqawmihihis people
  7. نَرْفَعُnarfaʿuWe raise
  8. دَرَجَٰتٍdarajātin(by) degrees
  9. مَّنmanwhom
  10. نَّشَآءُ ۗnashāuWe will
  11. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  12. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  13. حَكِيمٌḥakīmun(is) All-Wise
  14. عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knowing

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