Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 12 (68:12)

ٱلْقَلَم

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

Quran 68:12 is ayah 12 of Surah Al-Qalam (“The Pen”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 564 of the Madani Mushaf.

68:12
مَّنَّاعٍلِّلْخَيْرِمُعْتَدٍأَثِيمٍ١٢
mannāʿin lil'khayri muʿ'tadin athīmin

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,(12)

Word by word

  1. مَّنَّاعٍmannāʿinA preventer
  2. لِّلْخَيْرِlil'khayriof (the) good
  3. مُعْتَدٍmuʿ'tadintransgressor
  4. أَثِيمٍathīminsinful

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