15:18
إِلَّامَنِٱسْتَرَقَٱلسَّمْعَفَأَتْبَعَهُۥشِهَابٌمُّبِينٌ١٨
illā mani is'taraqa l-samʿa fa-atbaʿahu shihābun mubīnun
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.(18)
Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 18 (15:18)
ٱلْحِجْر
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
Quran 15:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Al-Hijr (“The Rocky Tract”), a Meccan surah of 99 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 263 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 263
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- إِلَّاillāExcept
- مَنِmani(one) who
- ٱسْتَرَقَis'taraqasteals
- ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
- فَأَتْبَعَهُۥfa-atbaʿahuthen follows him
- شِهَابٌshihābuna burning flame
- مُّبِينٌmubīnunclear
Tafsir (commentary) of 15:18
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This commentary explains ayahs 15:16–20 together.