56:85
وَنَحْنُأَقْرَبُإِلَيْهِمِنكُمْوَلَٰكِنلَّاتُبْصِرُونَ٨٥
wanaḥnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walākin lā tub'ṣirūna
And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -(85)
Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Ayah 85 (56:85)
ٱلْوَاقِعَة
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
Quran 56:85 is ayah 85 of Surah Al-Waqi'ah (“The Inevitable”), a Meccan surah of 96 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 537 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 27
- Hizb 54
- Page 537
- Ruku 3
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuAnd We
- أَقْرَبُaqrabu(are) nearer
- إِلَيْهِilayhito him
- مِنكُمْminkumthan you
- وَلَٰكِنwalākinbut
- لَّاlāyou (do) not see
- تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnayou (do) not see
Tafsir (commentary) of 56:85
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This commentary explains ayahs 56:83–87 together.