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Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 102 (18:102)

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أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا …

Quran 18:102 is ayah 102 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 304 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:102
أَفَحَسِبَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوٓا۟أَنيَتَّخِذُوا۟عِبَادِىمِندُونِىٓأَوْلِيَآءَ ۚإِنَّآأَعْتَدْنَاجَهَنَّمَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَنُزُلًا١٠٢
afaḥasiba alladhīna kafarū an yattakhidhū ʿibādī min dūnī awliyāa innā aʿtadnā jahannama lil'kāfirīna nuzulan

Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.(102)

Word by word

  1. أَفَحَسِبَafaḥasibaDo then think
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. كَفَرُوٓا۟kafarūdisbelieve
  4. أَنanthat
  5. يَتَّخِذُوا۟yattakhidhūthey (can) take
  6. عِبَادِىʿibādīMy servants
  7. مِنminbesides Me
  8. دُونِىٓdūnībesides Me
  9. أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚawliyāa(as) protectors
  10. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
  11. أَعْتَدْنَاaʿtadnāWe have prepared
  12. جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
  13. لِلْكَٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers
  14. نُزُلًاnuzulan(as) a lodging

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