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Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 31 (21:31)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا …

Quran 21:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 324 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:31
وَجَعَلْنَافِىٱلْأَرْضِرَوَٰسِىَأَنتَمِيدَبِهِمْوَجَعَلْنَافِيهَافِجَاجًاسُبُلًالَّعَلَّهُمْيَهْتَدُونَ٣١
wajaʿalnā fī l-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bihim wajaʿalnā fīhā fijājan subulan laʿallahum yahtadūna

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.(31)

Word by word

  1. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We (have) placed
  2. فِىfīin
  3. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  4. رَوَٰسِىَrawāsiyafirmly set mountains
  5. أَنanlest
  6. تَمِيدَtamīdait (should) shake
  7. بِهِمْbihimwith them
  8. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāand We made
  9. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  10. فِجَاجًاfijājanbroad passes
  11. سُبُلًاsubulan(as) ways
  12. لَّعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
  13. يَهْتَدُونَyahtadūna(be) guided

Tafsir (commentary) of 21:31

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