Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 45 (29:45)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

ٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ …

Quran 29:45 is ayah 45 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 401 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:45
ٱتْلُمَآأُوحِىَإِلَيْكَمِنَٱلْكِتَٰبِوَأَقِمِٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۖإِنَّٱلصَّلَوٰةَتَنْهَىٰعَنِٱلْفَحْشَآءِوَٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗوَلَذِكْرُٱللَّهِأَكْبَرُ ۗوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُمَاتَصْنَعُونَ٤٥
ut'lu mā ūḥiya ilayka mina l-kitābi wa-aqimi l-ṣalata inna l-ṣalata tanhā ʿani l-faḥshāi wal-munkari waladhik'ru l-lahi akbaru wal-lahu yaʿlamu mā taṣnaʿūna

Recite, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allāh is greater. And Allāh knows that which you do.(45)

Word by word

  1. ٱتْلُut'luRecite
  2. مَآmāwhat
  3. أُوحِىَūḥiyahas been revealed
  4. إِلَيْكَilaykato you
  5. مِنَminaof
  6. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
  7. وَأَقِمِwa-aqimiand establish
  8. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۖl-ṣalatathe prayer
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
  11. تَنْهَىٰtanhāprevents
  12. عَنِʿanifrom
  13. ٱلْفَحْشَآءِl-faḥshāithe immorality
  14. وَٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗwal-munkariand evil deeds
  15. وَلَذِكْرُwaladhik'ruand surely (the) remembrance
  16. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  17. أَكْبَرُ ۗakbaru(is) greatest
  18. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  19. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
  20. مَاmāwhat
  21. تَصْنَعُونَtaṣnaʿūnayou do

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