Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 96 (21:96)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ

Quran 21:96 is ayah 96 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 330 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:96
حَتَّىٰٓإِذَافُتِحَتْيَأْجُوجُوَمَأْجُوجُوَهُممِّنكُلِّحَدَبٍيَنسِلُونَ٩٦
ḥattā idhā futiḥat yajūju wamajūju wahum min kulli ḥadabin yansilūna

Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend(96)

Word by word

  1. حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntil
  2. إِذَاidhāwhen
  3. فُتِحَتْfutiḥathas been opened
  4. يَأْجُوجُyajūju(for) the Yajuj
  5. وَمَأْجُوجُwamajūjuand Majuj
  6. وَهُمwahumand they
  7. مِّنminfrom
  8. كُلِّkullievery
  9. حَدَبٍḥadabinelevation
  10. يَنسِلُونَyansilūnadescend

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