Surah Ghafir, Ayah 53 (40:53)

غَافِر

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

Quran 40:53 is ayah 53 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 473 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:53
وَلَقَدْءَاتَيْنَامُوسَىٱلْهُدَىٰوَأَوْرَثْنَابَنِىٓإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَٱلْكِتَٰبَ٥٣
walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-hudā wa-awrathnā banī is'rāīla l-kitāba

And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture(53)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
  3. مُوسَىmūsāMusa
  4. ٱلْهُدَىٰl-hudāthe guidance
  5. وَأَوْرَثْنَاwa-awrathnāand We caused to inherit
  6. بَنِىٓbanī(the) Children of Israel
  7. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(the) Children of Israel
  8. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book

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