Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 8 (33:8)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

لِّيَسَْٔلَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ عَن صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

Quran 33:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Al-Ahzab (“The Combined Forces”), a Medinan surah of 73 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 419 of the Madani Mushaf.

33:8
لِّيَسَْٔلَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَعَنصِدْقِهِمْ ۚوَأَعَدَّلِلْكَٰفِرِينَعَذَابًاأَلِيمًا٨
liyasala l-ṣādiqīna ʿan ṣid'qihim wa-aʿadda lil'kāfirīna ʿadhāban alīman

That He may question the truthful about their truth. And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.(8)

Word by word

  1. لِّيَسَْٔلَliyasalaThat He may ask
  2. ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَl-ṣādiqīnathe truthful
  3. عَنʿanabout
  4. صِدْقِهِمْ ۚṣid'qihimtheir truth
  5. وَأَعَدَّwa-aʿaddaAnd He has prepared
  6. لِلْكَٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers
  7. عَذَابًاʿadhābana punishment
  8. أَلِيمًاalīmanpainful

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