Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 41 (4:41)

ٱلنِّسَاء

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شَهِيدًا

Quran 4:41 is ayah 41 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 85 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:41
فَكَيْفَإِذَاجِئْنَامِنكُلِّأُمَّةٍۭبِشَهِيدٍوَجِئْنَابِكَعَلَىٰهَٰٓؤُلَآءِشَهِيدًا٤١
fakayfa idhā ji'nā min kulli ummatin bishahīdin waji'nā bika ʿalā hāulāi shahīdan

So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you, [O Muḥammad], against these [people] as a witness?(41)

Word by word

  1. فَكَيْفَfakayfaSo how (will it be)
  2. إِذَاidhāwhen
  3. جِئْنَاji'nāWe bring
  4. مِنminfrom
  5. كُلِّkullievery
  6. أُمَّةٍۭummatinnation
  7. بِشَهِيدٍbishahīdina witness
  8. وَجِئْنَاwaji'nāand We bring
  9. بِكَbikayou
  10. عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
  11. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese (people)
  12. شَهِيدًاshahīdan(as) a witness

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