Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 115 (23:115)

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أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Quran 23:115 is ayah 115 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 349 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:115
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْأَنَّمَاخَلَقْنَٰكُمْعَبَثًاوَأَنَّكُمْإِلَيْنَالَاتُرْجَعُونَ١١٥
afaḥasib'tum annamā khalaqnākum ʿabathan wa-annakum ilaynā lā tur'jaʿūna

Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"(115)

Word by word

  1. أَفَحَسِبْتُمْafaḥasib'tumThen did you think
  2. أَنَّمَاannamāthat
  3. خَلَقْنَٰكُمْkhalaqnākumWe created you
  4. عَبَثًاʿabathanuselessly
  5. وَأَنَّكُمْwa-annakumand that you
  6. إِلَيْنَاilaynāto Us
  7. لَاlānot
  8. تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnawill be returned

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