43:56
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْسَلَفًاوَمَثَلًالِّلَْٔاخِرِينَ٥٦
fajaʿalnāhum salafan wamathalan lil'ākhirīna
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.(56)
Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 56 (43:56)
ٱلزُّخْرُف
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلَْٔاخِرِينَ
Quran 43:56 is ayah 56 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 493 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 25
- Hizb 50
- Page 493
- Ruku 5
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْfajaʿalnāhumAnd We made them
- سَلَفًاsalafana precedent
- وَمَثَلًاwamathalanand an example
- لِّلَْٔاخِرِينَlil'ākhirīnafor the later (generations)
Tafsir (commentary) of 43:56
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This commentary explains ayahs 43:51–56 together.