Surah Al-Hujurat, Ayah 3 (49:3)

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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَٰتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمْتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ …

Quran 49:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Hujurat (“The Rooms”), a Medinan surah of 18 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 515 of the Madani Mushaf.

49:3
إِنَّٱلَّذِينَيَغُضُّونَأَصْوَٰتَهُمْعِندَرَسُولِٱللَّهِأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَٱمْتَحَنَٱللَّهُقُلُوبَهُمْلِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚلَهُممَّغْفِرَةٌوَأَجْرٌعَظِيمٌ٣
inna alladhīna yaghuḍḍūna aṣwātahum ʿinda rasūli l-lahi ulāika alladhīna im'taḥana l-lahu qulūbahum lilttaqwā lahum maghfiratun wa-ajrun ʿaẓīmun

Indeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allāh - they are the ones whose hearts Allāh has tested for righteousness. For them is forgiveness and great reward.(3)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. يَغُضُّونَyaghuḍḍūnalower
  4. أَصْوَٰتَهُمْaṣwātahumtheir voices
  5. عِندَʿinda(in) presence
  6. رَسُولِrasūli(of the) Messenger of Allah
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of the) Messenger of Allah
  8. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
  9. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(are) the ones
  10. ٱمْتَحَنَim'taḥanaAllah has tested
  11. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has tested
  12. قُلُوبَهُمْqulūbahumtheir hearts
  13. لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚlilttaqwāfor righteousness
  14. لَهُمlahumFor them
  15. مَّغْفِرَةٌmaghfiratun(is) forgiveness
  16. وَأَجْرٌwa-ajrunand a reward
  17. عَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat

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