Surah Fussilat, Ayah 14 (41:14)

فُصِّلَت

إِذْ جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ …

Quran 41:14 is ayah 14 of Surah Fussilat (“Explained in Detail”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 478 of the Madani Mushaf.

41:14
إِذْجَآءَتْهُمُٱلرُّسُلُمِنۢبَيْنِأَيْدِيهِمْوَمِنْخَلْفِهِمْأَلَّاتَعْبُدُوٓا۟إِلَّاٱللَّهَ ۖقَالُوا۟لَوْشَآءَرَبُّنَالَأَنزَلَمَلَٰٓئِكَةًفَإِنَّابِمَآأُرْسِلْتُمبِهِۦكَٰفِرُونَ١٤
idh jāathumu l-rusulu min bayni aydīhim wamin khalfihim allā taʿbudū illā l-laha qālū law shāa rabbunā la-anzala malāikatan fa-innā bimā ur'sil'tum bihi kāfirūna

[That occurred] when the messengers had come to them before them and after them, [saying], "Worship not except Allāh." They said, "If our Lord had willed, He would have sent down the angels, so indeed we, in that with which you have been sent, are disbelievers."(14)

Word by word

  1. إِذْidhWhen
  2. جَآءَتْهُمُjāathumucame to them
  3. ٱلرُّسُلُl-rusuluthe Messengers
  4. مِنۢminfrom before them
  5. بَيْنِbaynifrom before them
  6. أَيْدِيهِمْaydīhimfrom before them
  7. وَمِنْwaminand from
  8. خَلْفِهِمْkhalfihimbehind them
  9. أَلَّاallā(saying) "Do not
  10. تَعْبُدُوٓا۟taʿbudūworship
  11. إِلَّاillāexcept
  12. ٱللَّهَ ۖl-lahaAllah
  13. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  14. لَوْlawIf
  15. شَآءَshāa(had) willed
  16. رَبُّنَاrabbunāour Lord
  17. لَأَنزَلَla-anzalasurely, He (would have) sent down
  18. مَلَٰٓئِكَةًmalāikatanAngels
  19. فَإِنَّاfa-innāSo indeed, we
  20. بِمَآbimāin what
  21. أُرْسِلْتُمur'sil'tumyou have been sent
  22. بِهِۦbihiwith
  23. كَٰفِرُونَkāfirūna(are) disbelievers

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