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Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 12 (14:12)

إِبْرَاهِيم

وَمَا لَنَآ أَلَّا نَتَوَكَّلَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَىٰنَا سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ عَلَىٰ مَآ …

Quran 14:12 is ayah 12 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 257 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:12
وَمَالَنَآأَلَّانَتَوَكَّلَعَلَىٱللَّهِوَقَدْهَدَىٰنَاسُبُلَنَا ۚوَلَنَصْبِرَنَّعَلَىٰمَآءَاذَيْتُمُونَا ۚوَعَلَىٱللَّهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ١٢
wamā lanā allā natawakkala ʿalā l-lahi waqad hadānā subulanā walanaṣbiranna ʿalā mā ādhaytumūnā waʿalā l-lahi falyatawakkali l-mutawakilūna

And why should we not rely upon Allāh while He has guided us to our [good] ways. And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allāh let those who would rely [indeed] rely."(12)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd what
  2. لَنَآlanā(is) for us
  3. أَلَّاallāthat not
  4. نَتَوَكَّلَnatawakkalawe put our trust
  5. عَلَىʿalāupon
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  7. وَقَدْwaqadwhile certainly
  8. هَدَىٰنَاhadānāHe has guided us
  9. سُبُلَنَا ۚsubulanāto our ways
  10. وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّwalanaṣbirannaAnd surely we will bear with patience
  11. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  12. مَآmāwhat
  13. ءَاذَيْتُمُونَا ۚādhaytumūnāharm you may cause us
  14. وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  16. فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliso let put (their) trust
  17. ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūnathe ones who put (their) trust

Tafsir (commentary) of 14:12

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