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Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 13 (28:13)

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فَرَدَدْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّهِۦ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ …

Quran 28:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 386 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:13
فَرَدَدْنَٰهُإِلَىٰٓأُمِّهِۦكَىْتَقَرَّعَيْنُهَاوَلَاتَحْزَنَوَلِتَعْلَمَأَنَّوَعْدَٱللَّهِحَقٌّوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ١٣
faradadnāhu ilā ummihi kay taqarra ʿaynuhā walā taḥzana walitaʿlama anna waʿda l-lahi ḥaqqun walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūna

So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allāh is true. But most of them [i.e., the people] do not know.(13)

Word by word

  1. فَرَدَدْنَٰهُfaradadnāhuSo We restored him
  2. إِلَىٰٓilāto
  3. أُمِّهِۦummihihis mother
  4. كَىْkaythat
  5. تَقَرَّtaqarramight be comforted
  6. عَيْنُهَاʿaynuhāher eye
  7. وَلَاwalāand not
  8. تَحْزَنَtaḥzanashe may grieve
  9. وَلِتَعْلَمَwalitaʿlamaand that she would know
  10. أَنَّannathat
  11. وَعْدَwaʿdathe Promise of Allah
  12. ٱللَّهِl-lahithe Promise of Allah
  13. حَقٌّḥaqqun(is) true
  14. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinnaBut
  15. أَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahummost of them
  16. لَاlā(do) not
  17. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow

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