Surah Sad, Ayah 69 (38:69)

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مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

Quran 38:69 is ayah 69 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 457 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:69
مَاكَانَلِىَمِنْعِلْمٍۭبِٱلْمَلَإِٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓإِذْيَخْتَصِمُونَ٦٩
mā kāna liya min ʿil'min bil-mala-i l-aʿlā idh yakhtaṣimūna

I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].(69)

Word by word

  1. مَاmāNot
  2. كَانَkānais
  3. لِىَliyafor me
  4. مِنْminany
  5. عِلْمٍۭʿil'minknowledge
  6. بِٱلْمَلَإِbil-mala-i(of) the chiefs
  7. ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓl-aʿlāthe exalted
  8. إِذْidhwhen
  9. يَخْتَصِمُونَyakhtaṣimūnathey were disputing

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