15:23
وَإِنَّالَنَحْنُنُحْىِۦوَنُمِيتُوَنَحْنُٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ٢٣
wa-innā lanaḥnu nuḥ'yī wanumītu wanaḥnu l-wārithūna
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.(23)
Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 23 (15:23)
ٱلْحِجْر
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
Quran 15:23 is ayah 23 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
- وَإِنَّاwa-innāAnd indeed, We
- لَنَحْنُlanaḥnusurely [We]
- نُحْىِۦnuḥ'yīWe give life
- وَنُمِيتُwanumītuand We cause death
- وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuand We
- ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَl-wārithūna(are) the Inheritors
Tafsir (commentary) of 15:23
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This commentary explains ayahs 15:21–25 together.