Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Ayah 49 (56:49)

ٱلْوَاقِعَة

قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلَْٔاخِرِينَ

Quran 56:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Al-Waqi'ah (“The Inevitable”), a Meccan surah of 96 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 535 of the Madani Mushaf.

56:49
قُلْإِنَّٱلْأَوَّلِينَوَٱلَْٔاخِرِينَ٤٩
qul inna l-awalīna wal-ākhirīna

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, the former and later peoples(49)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  3. ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former
  4. وَٱلَْٔاخِرِينَwal-ākhirīnaand the later people

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