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Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 16 (5:16)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

يَهْدِى بِهِ ٱللَّهُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضْوَٰنَهُۥ سُبُلَ ٱلسَّلَٰمِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى …

Quran 5:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 110 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:16
يَهْدِىبِهِٱللَّهُمَنِٱتَّبَعَرِضْوَٰنَهُۥسُبُلَٱلسَّلَٰمِوَيُخْرِجُهُممِّنَٱلظُّلُمَٰتِإِلَىٱلنُّورِبِإِذْنِهِۦوَيَهْدِيهِمْإِلَىٰصِرَٰطٍمُّسْتَقِيمٍ١٦
yahdī bihi l-lahu mani ittabaʿa riḍ'wānahu subula l-salāmi wayukh'rijuhum mina l-ẓulumāti ilā l-nūri bi-idh'nihi wayahdīhim ilā ṣirāṭin mus'taqīmin

By which Allāh guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.(16)

Word by word

  1. يَهْدِىyahdīGuides
  2. بِهِbihiwith it
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  4. مَنِmani(those) who
  5. ٱتَّبَعَittabaʿaseek
  6. رِضْوَٰنَهُۥriḍ'wānahuHis pleasure
  7. سُبُلَsubula(to the) ways
  8. ٱلسَّلَٰمِl-salāmi(of) the peace
  9. وَيُخْرِجُهُمwayukh'rijuhumand brings them out
  10. مِّنَminafrom
  11. ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِl-ẓulumātithe darknessess
  12. إِلَىilāto
  13. ٱلنُّورِl-nūrithe light
  14. بِإِذْنِهِۦbi-idh'nihiby His permission
  15. وَيَهْدِيهِمْwayahdīhimand guides them
  16. إِلَىٰilāto
  17. صِرَٰطٍṣirāṭin(the) way
  18. مُّسْتَقِيمٍmus'taqīmin(the) straight

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