Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 49 (23:49)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

Quran 23:49 is ayah 49 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.

23:49
وَلَقَدْءَاتَيْنَامُوسَىٱلْكِتَٰبَلَعَلَّهُمْيَهْتَدُونَ٤٩
walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba laʿallahum yahtadūna

And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.(49)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
  2. ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
  3. مُوسَىmūsāMusa
  4. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
  5. لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
  6. يَهْتَدُونَyahtadūnabe guided

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