Surah Ad-Dukhan, Ayah 39 (44:39)

ٱلدُّخَان

مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Quran 44:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Ad-Dukhan (“The Smoke”), a Meccan surah of 59 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 497 of the Madani Mushaf.

44:39
مَاخَلَقْنَٰهُمَآإِلَّابِٱلْحَقِّوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ٣٩
mā khalaqnāhumā illā bil-ḥaqi walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūna

We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.(39)

Word by word

  1. مَاmāNot
  2. خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآkhalaqnāhumāWe created both of them
  3. إِلَّاillābut
  4. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin [the] truth
  5. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
  6. أَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahummost of them
  7. لَاlā(do) not
  8. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow

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