Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 27 (72:27)

ٱلْجِنّ

إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا

Quran 72:27 is ayah 27 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 573 of the Madani Mushaf.

72:27
إِلَّامَنِٱرْتَضَىٰمِنرَّسُولٍفَإِنَّهُۥيَسْلُكُمِنۢبَيْنِيَدَيْهِوَمِنْخَلْفِهِۦرَصَدًا٢٧
illā mani ir'taḍā min rasūlin fa-innahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi raṣadan

Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers(27)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاillāExcept
  2. مَنِmaniwhom
  3. ٱرْتَضَىٰir'taḍāHe has approved
  4. مِنminof
  5. رَّسُولٍrasūlina Messenger
  6. فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahuand indeed, He
  7. يَسْلُكُyaslukumakes to march
  8. مِنۢminfrom
  9. بَيْنِbaynibefore
  10. يَدَيْهِyadayhihim
  11. وَمِنْwaminand from
  12. خَلْفِهِۦkhalfihibehind him
  13. رَصَدًاraṣadana guard

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