Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 42 (29:42)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Quran 29:42 is ayah 42 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 401 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:42
إِنَّٱللَّهَيَعْلَمُمَايَدْعُونَمِندُونِهِۦمِنشَىْءٍ ۚوَهُوَٱلْعَزِيزُٱلْحَكِيمُ٤٢
inna l-laha yaʿlamu mā yadʿūna min dūnihi min shayin wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

Indeed, Allāh knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.(42)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  3. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
  4. مَاmāwhat
  5. يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
  6. مِنminbesides Him
  7. دُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Him
  8. مِنminany
  9. شَىْءٍ ۚshayinthing
  10. وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
  11. ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu(is) the All-Mighty
  12. ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuthe All-Wise

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