Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 49 (28:49)

ٱلْقَصَص

قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبٍ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَآ أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Quran 28:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 391 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:49
قُلْفَأْتُوا۟بِكِتَٰبٍمِّنْعِندِٱللَّهِهُوَأَهْدَىٰمِنْهُمَآأَتَّبِعْهُإِنكُنتُمْصَٰدِقِينَ٤٩
qul fatū bikitābin min ʿindi l-lahi huwa ahdā min'humā attabiʿ'hu in kuntum ṣādiqīna

Say, "Then bring a scripture from Allāh which is more guiding than either of them that I may follow it, if you should be truthful."(49)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. فَأْتُوا۟fatūThen bring
  3. بِكِتَٰبٍbikitābina Book
  4. مِّنْminfrom Allah
  5. عِندِʿindifrom Allah
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahifrom Allah
  7. هُوَhuwawhich
  8. أَهْدَىٰahdā(is) a better guide
  9. مِنْهُمَآmin'humāthan both of them
  10. أَتَّبِعْهُattabiʿ'huthat I may follow it
  11. إِنinif
  12. كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
  13. صَٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

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