Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 51 (29:51)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ أَنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَرَحْمَةً …

Quran 29:51 is ayah 51 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 402 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:51
أَوَلَمْيَكْفِهِمْأَنَّآأَنزَلْنَاعَلَيْكَٱلْكِتَٰبَيُتْلَىٰعَلَيْهِمْ ۚإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَرَحْمَةًوَذِكْرَىٰلِقَوْمٍيُؤْمِنُونَ٥١
awalam yakfihim annā anzalnā ʿalayka l-kitāba yut'lā ʿalayhim inna fī dhālika laraḥmatan wadhik'rā liqawmin yu'minūna

And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.(51)

Word by word

  1. أَوَلَمْawalamAnd is (it) not
  2. يَكْفِهِمْyakfihimsufficient for them
  3. أَنَّآannāthat We
  4. أَنزَلْنَاanzalnārevealed
  5. عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
  6. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  7. يُتْلَىٰyut'lā(which) is recited
  8. عَلَيْهِمْ ۚʿalayhimto them
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. فِىfīin
  11. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  12. لَرَحْمَةًlaraḥmatansurely is a mercy
  13. وَذِكْرَىٰwadhik'rāand a reminder
  14. لِقَوْمٍliqawminfor a people
  15. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawho believe

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