Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 38 (17:38)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًا

Quran 17:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 285 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:38
كُلُّذَٰلِكَكَانَسَيِّئُهُۥعِندَرَبِّكَمَكْرُوهًا٣٨
kullu dhālika kāna sayyi-uhu ʿinda rabbika makrūhan

All that [i.e., the aforementioned] - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.(38)

Word by word

  1. كُلُّkulluAll
  2. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  3. كَانَkānais
  4. سَيِّئُهُۥsayyi-uhu[its] evil
  5. عِندَʿindanear
  6. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  7. مَكْرُوهًاmakrūhanhateful

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