Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 43 (23:43)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَْٔخِرُونَ

Quran 23:43 is ayah 43 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 345 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:43
مَاتَسْبِقُمِنْأُمَّةٍأَجَلَهَاوَمَايَسْتَْٔخِرُونَ٤٣
mā tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahā wamā yastakhirūna

No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].(43)

Word by word

  1. مَاmāNot
  2. تَسْبِقُtasbiqucan precede
  3. مِنْminany
  4. أُمَّةٍummatinnation
  5. أَجَلَهَاajalahāits term
  6. وَمَاwamāand not
  7. يَسْتَْٔخِرُونَyastakhirūnathey (can) delay (it)

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