23:47
فَقَالُوٓا۟أَنُؤْمِنُلِبَشَرَيْنِمِثْلِنَاوَقَوْمُهُمَالَنَاعَٰبِدُونَ٤٧
faqālū anu'minu libasharayni mith'linā waqawmuhumā lanā ʿābidūna
They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?"(47)
Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 47 (23:47)
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ
Quran 23:47 is ayah 47 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 345 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 18
- Hizb 35
- Page 345
- Ruku 3
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālūThen they said
- أَنُؤْمِنُanu'minuShall we believe
- لِبَشَرَيْنِlibasharayni(in) two men
- مِثْلِنَاmith'linālike ourselves
- وَقَوْمُهُمَاwaqawmuhumāwhile their people
- لَنَاlanāfor us
- عَٰبِدُونَʿābidūna(are) slaves
Tafsir (commentary) of 23:47
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This commentary explains ayahs 23:45–49 together.