51:56
وَمَاخَلَقْتُٱلْجِنَّوَٱلْإِنسَإِلَّالِيَعْبُدُونِ٥٦
wamā khalaqtu l-jina wal-insa illā liyaʿbudūni
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.(56)
Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Ayah 56 (51:56)
ٱلذَّارِيَات
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Quran 51:56 is ayah 56 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (“The Winnowing Winds”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 523 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 27
- Hizb 53
- Page 523
- Ruku 3
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- خَلَقْتُkhalaqtuI have created
- ٱلْجِنَّl-jinathe jinn
- وَٱلْإِنسَwal-insaand the mankind
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- لِيَعْبُدُونِliyaʿbudūnithat they worship Me
Tafsir (commentary) of 51:56
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This commentary explains ayahs 51:52–60 together.