Surah An-Najm, Ayah 50 (53:50)

ٱلنَّجْم

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Quran 53:50 is ayah 50 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 528 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:50
وَأَنَّهُۥٓأَهْلَكَعَادًاٱلْأُولَىٰ٥٠
wa-annahu ahlaka ʿādan l-ūlā

And that He destroyed the first [people of] ʿAad.(50)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّهُۥٓwa-annahuAnd that He
  2. أَهْلَكَahlakadestroyed
  3. عَادًاʿādanAad
  4. ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāthe first

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