Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 8 (54:8)

ٱلْقَمَر

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

Quran 54:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”), a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 529 of the Madani Mushaf.

54:8
مُّهْطِعِينَإِلَىٱلدَّاعِ ۖيَقُولُٱلْكَٰفِرُونَهَٰذَايَوْمٌعَسِرٌ٨
muh'ṭiʿīna ilā l-dāʿi yaqūlu l-kāfirūna hādhā yawmun ʿasirun

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."(8)

Word by word

  1. مُّهْطِعِينَmuh'ṭiʿīnaRacing ahead
  2. إِلَىilātowards
  3. ٱلدَّاعِ ۖl-dāʿithe caller
  4. يَقُولُyaqūluWill say
  5. ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnathe disbelievers
  6. هَٰذَاhādhāThis
  7. يَوْمٌyawmun(is) a Day
  8. عَسِرٌʿasirundifficult

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