Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Ayah 16 (56:16)

ٱلْوَاقِعَة

مُّتَّكِِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Quran 56:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Waqi'ah (“The Inevitable”), a Meccan surah of 96 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 534 of the Madani Mushaf.

56:16
مُّتَّكِِٔينَعَلَيْهَامُتَقَٰبِلِينَ١٦
muttakiīna ʿalayhā mutaqābilīna

Reclining on them, facing each other.(16)

Word by word

  1. مُّتَّكِِٔينَmuttakiīnaReclining
  2. عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāon them
  3. مُتَقَٰبِلِينَmutaqābilīnafacing each other

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