Surah As-Saffat, Ayah 140 (37:140)

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إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

Quran 37:140 is ayah 140 of Surah As-Saffat (“Those who set the Ranks”), a Meccan surah of 182 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 451 of the Madani Mushaf.

37:140
إِذْأَبَقَإِلَىٱلْفُلْكِٱلْمَشْحُونِ١٤٠
idh abaqa ilā l-ful'ki l-mashḥūni

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.(140)

Word by word

  1. إِذْidhWhen
  2. أَبَقَabaqahe ran away
  3. إِلَىilāto
  4. ٱلْفُلْكِl-ful'kithe ship
  5. ٱلْمَشْحُونِl-mashḥūniladen

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