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Today’s verse

Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 4

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وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ

Wa maaa ahlaknaa min qaryatin illaa wa lahaa kitaabum ma'loom

“And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.”

— Pickthall

“Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.”

— Yusuf Ali

“And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.”

— Sahih International

“আমি কোন জনপদ ধবংস করিনি; কিন্ত তার নির্দিষ্ট সময় লিখিত ছিল।”

— Muhiuddin Khan

“اور ہم نے کوئی بستی ہلاک نہیں کی۔ مگر اس کا وقت مرقوم ومعین تھا”

— مولانا فتح محمد جالندھری
  • afterlife
  • fear
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Reciter: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary

Surah Al-Hijr 4 — Iqrayah · Iqrayah