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Surah Yunus, Ayah 38 (10:38)

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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن …

Quran 10:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 213 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:38
أَمْيَقُولُونَٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖقُلْفَأْتُوا۟بِسُورَةٍمِّثْلِهِۦوَٱدْعُوا۟مَنِٱسْتَطَعْتُممِّندُونِٱللَّهِإِنكُنتُمْصَٰدِقِينَ٣٨
am yaqūlūna if'tarāhu qul fatū bisūratin mith'lihi wa-id'ʿū mani is'taṭaʿtum min dūni l-lahi in kuntum ṣādiqīna

Or do they say [about the Prophet (ﷺ)], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a sūrah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allāh, if you should be truthful."(38)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūna(do) they say
  3. ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖif'tarāhuHe has invented it
  4. قُلْqulSay
  5. فَأْتُوا۟fatūThen bring
  6. بِسُورَةٍbisūratina Surah
  7. مِّثْلِهِۦmith'lihilike it
  8. وَٱدْعُوا۟wa-id'ʿūand call
  9. مَنِmaniwhoever
  10. ٱسْتَطَعْتُمis'taṭaʿtumyou can
  11. مِّنminbesides Allah
  12. دُونِdūnibesides Allah
  13. ٱللَّهِl-lahibesides Allah
  14. إِنinif
  15. كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
  16. صَٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

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