Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 6 (21:6)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Quran 21:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 322 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:6
مَآءَامَنَتْقَبْلَهُممِّنقَرْيَةٍأَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ ۖأَفَهُمْيُؤْمِنُونَ٦
mā āmanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknāhā afahum yu'minūna

Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?(6)

Word by word

  1. مَآmāNot
  2. ءَامَنَتْāmanatbelieved
  3. قَبْلَهُمqablahumbefore them
  4. مِّنminany
  5. قَرْيَةٍqaryatintown
  6. أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ ۖahlaknāhāwhich We destroyed
  7. أَفَهُمْafahumso will they
  8. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve

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