Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Ayah 11 (60:11)

ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة

وَإِن فَاتَكُمْ شَىْءٌ مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ فََٔاتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبَتْ …

Quran 60:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Al-Mumtahanah (“She that is to be examined”), a Medinan surah of 13 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 550 of the Madani Mushaf.

60:11
وَإِنفَاتَكُمْشَىْءٌمِّنْأَزْوَٰجِكُمْإِلَىٱلْكُفَّارِفَعَاقَبْتُمْفََٔاتُوا۟ٱلَّذِينَذَهَبَتْأَزْوَٰجُهُممِّثْلَمَآأَنفَقُوا۟ ۚوَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَٱلَّذِىٓأَنتُمبِهِۦمُؤْمِنُونَ١١
wa-in fātakum shayon min azwājikum ilā l-kufāri faʿāqabtum faātū alladhīna dhahabat azwājuhum mith'la mā anfaqū wa-ittaqū l-laha alladhī antum bihi mu'minūna

And if you have lost any of your wives to the disbelievers and you subsequently obtain [something], then give those whose wives have gone the equivalent of what they had spent. And fear Allāh, in whom you are believers.(11)

Word by word

  1. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  2. فَاتَكُمْfātakumhave gone from you
  3. شَىْءٌshayonany
  4. مِّنْminof
  5. أَزْوَٰجِكُمْazwājikumyour wives
  6. إِلَىilāto
  7. ٱلْكُفَّارِl-kufārithe disbelievers
  8. فَعَاقَبْتُمْfaʿāqabtumthen your turn comes
  9. فََٔاتُوا۟faātūthen give
  10. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(to) those who
  11. ذَهَبَتْdhahabathave gone
  12. أَزْوَٰجُهُمazwājuhumtheir wives
  13. مِّثْلَmith'la(the) like
  14. مَآmā(of) what
  15. أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚanfaqūthey had spent
  16. وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
  17. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  18. ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(in) Whom
  19. أَنتُمantumyou
  20. بِهِۦbihi[in Him]
  21. مُؤْمِنُونَmu'minūna(are) believers

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