Surah Ghafir, Ayah 2 (40:2)

غَافِر

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

Quran 40:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 467 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:2
تَنزِيلُٱلْكِتَٰبِمِنَٱللَّهِٱلْعَزِيزِٱلْعَلِيمِ٢
tanzīlu l-kitābi mina l-lahi l-ʿazīzi l-ʿalīmi

The revelation of the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,(2)

Word by word

  1. تَنزِيلُtanzīlu(The) revelation
  2. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
  3. مِنَmina(is) from
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  5. ٱلْعَزِيزِl-ʿazīzithe All-Mighty
  6. ٱلْعَلِيمِl-ʿalīmithe All-Knower

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