70:41
عَلَىٰٓأَننُّبَدِّلَخَيْرًامِّنْهُمْوَمَانَحْنُبِمَسْبُوقِينَ٤١
ʿalā an nubaddila khayran min'hum wamā naḥnu bimasbūqīna
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.(41)
Surah Al-Ma'arij, Ayah 41 (70:41)
ٱلْمَعَارِج
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
Quran 70:41 is ayah 41 of Surah Al-Ma'arij (“The Ascending Stairways”), a Meccan surah of 44 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 570 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 29
- Hizb 57
- Page 570
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- عَلَىٰٓʿalā[On]
- أَنanto
- نُّبَدِّلَnubaddila[We] replace
- خَيْرًاkhayran(with) better
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humthan them
- وَمَاwamāand not
- نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
- بِمَسْبُوقِينَbimasbūqīna(are) to be outrun
Tafsir (commentary) of 70:41
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This commentary explains ayahs 70:36–44 together.