Surah Yunus, Ayah 36 (10:36)

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وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَئًْا ۚ إِنَّ …

Quran 10:36 is ayah 36 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 213 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:36
وَمَايَتَّبِعُأَكْثَرُهُمْإِلَّاظَنًّا ۚإِنَّٱلظَّنَّلَايُغْنِىمِنَٱلْحَقِّشَئًْا ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلِيمٌۢبِمَايَفْعَلُونَ٣٦
wamā yattabiʿu aktharuhum illā ẓannan inna l-ẓana lā yugh'nī mina l-ḥaqi shayan inna l-laha ʿalīmun bimā yafʿalūna

And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.(36)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. يَتَّبِعُyattabiʿufollow
  3. أَكْثَرُهُمْaktharuhummost of them
  4. إِلَّاillāexcept
  5. ظَنًّا ۚẓannanassumption
  6. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  7. ٱلظَّنَّl-ẓanathe assumption
  8. لَاlā(does) not
  9. يُغْنِىyugh'nīavail
  10. مِنَminaagainst
  11. ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe truth
  12. شَئًْا ۚshayananything
  13. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  14. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  15. عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
  16. بِمَاbimāof what
  17. يَفْعَلُونَyafʿalūnathey do

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