Surah Al-Muddaththir, Ayah 16 (74:16)

ٱلْمُدَّثِّر

كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَِٔايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Quran 74:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Muddaththir (“The Cloaked One”), a Meccan surah of 56 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 575 of the Madani Mushaf.

74:16
كَلَّآ ۖإِنَّهُۥكَانَلَِٔايَٰتِنَاعَنِيدًا١٦
kallā innahu kāna liāyātinā ʿanīdan

No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.(16)

Word by word

  1. كَلَّآ ۖkallāBy no means
  2. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
  3. كَانَkānahas been
  4. لَِٔايَٰتِنَاliāyātināto Our Verses
  5. عَنِيدًاʿanīdanstubborn

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