Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 3 (29:3)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ …

Quran 29:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 396 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:3
وَلَقَدْفَتَنَّاٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِهِمْ ۖفَلَيَعْلَمَنَّٱللَّهُٱلَّذِينَصَدَقُوا۟وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ٣
walaqad fatannā alladhīna min qablihim falayaʿlamanna l-lahu alladhīna ṣadaqū walayaʿlamanna l-kādhibīna

But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allāh will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.(3)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd indeed
  2. فَتَنَّاfatannāWe tested
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. مِنmin(were) before them
  5. قَبْلِهِمْ ۖqablihim(were) before them
  6. فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّfalayaʿlamannaAnd Allah will surely make evident
  7. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah will surely make evident
  8. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  9. صَدَقُوا۟ṣadaqū(are) truthful
  10. وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّwalayaʿlamannaand He will surely make evident
  11. ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīnathe liars

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