Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 24 (72:24)

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حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا

Quran 72:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 573 of the Madani Mushaf.

72:24
حَتَّىٰٓإِذَارَأَوْا۟مَايُوعَدُونَفَسَيَعْلَمُونَمَنْأَضْعَفُنَاصِرًاوَأَقَلُّعَدَدًا٢٤
ḥattā idhā ra-aw mā yūʿadūna fasayaʿlamūna man aḍʿafu nāṣiran wa-aqallu ʿadadan

[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.(24)

Word by word

  1. حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntil
  2. إِذَاidhāwhen
  3. رَأَوْا۟ra-awthey see
  4. مَاmāwhat
  5. يُوعَدُونَyūʿadūnathey are promised
  6. فَسَيَعْلَمُونَfasayaʿlamūnathen they will know
  7. مَنْmanwho
  8. أَضْعَفُaḍʿafu(is) weaker
  9. نَاصِرًاnāṣiran(in) helpers
  10. وَأَقَلُّwa-aqalluand fewer
  11. عَدَدًاʿadadan(in) number

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