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Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 12 (28:12)

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۞ وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ …

Quran 28:12 is ayah 12 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 386 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:12
۞ وَحَرَّمْنَاعَلَيْهِٱلْمَرَاضِعَمِنقَبْلُفَقَالَتْهَلْأَدُلُّكُمْعَلَىٰٓأَهْلِبَيْتٍيَكْفُلُونَهُۥلَكُمْوَهُمْلَهُۥنَٰصِحُونَ١٢
waḥarramnā ʿalayhi l-marāḍiʿa min qablu faqālat hal adullukum ʿalā ahli baytin yakfulūnahu lakum wahum lahu nāṣiḥūna

And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"(12)

Word by word

  1. ۞ وَحَرَّمْنَاwaḥarramnāAnd We had forbidden
  2. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor him
  3. ٱلْمَرَاضِعَl-marāḍiʿathe wet nurses
  4. مِنminbefore
  5. قَبْلُqablubefore
  6. فَقَالَتْfaqālatso she said
  7. هَلْhalShall I
  8. أَدُلُّكُمْadullukumdirect you
  9. عَلَىٰٓʿalāto
  10. أَهْلِahli(the) people
  11. بَيْتٍbaytin(of) a house
  12. يَكْفُلُونَهُۥyakfulūnahuwho will rear him
  13. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  14. وَهُمْwahumwhile they
  15. لَهُۥlahuto him
  16. نَٰصِحُونَnāṣiḥūna(will be) sincere

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