Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 13 (23:13)

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ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰهُ نُطْفَةً فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

Quran 23:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 342 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:13
ثُمَّجَعَلْنَٰهُنُطْفَةًفِىقَرَارٍمَّكِينٍ١٣
thumma jaʿalnāhu nuṭ'fatan fī qarārin makīnin

Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb].(13)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. جَعَلْنَٰهُjaʿalnāhuWe placed him
  3. نُطْفَةًnuṭ'fatan(as) a semen-drop
  4. فِىfīin
  5. قَرَارٍqarārina resting place
  6. مَّكِينٍmakīninfirm

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