Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 24 (54:24)

ٱلْقَمَر

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Quran 54:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”), a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 529 of the Madani Mushaf.

54:24
فَقَالُوٓا۟أَبَشَرًامِّنَّاوَٰحِدًانَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓإِنَّآإِذًالَّفِىضَلَٰلٍوَسُعُرٍ٢٤
faqālū abasharan minnā wāḥidan nattabiʿuhu innā idhan lafī ḍalālin wasuʿurin

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.(24)

Word by word

  1. فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālūAnd said
  2. أَبَشَرًاabasharanIs (it) a human being
  3. مِّنَّاminnāamong us
  4. وَٰحِدًاwāḥidanone
  5. نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓnattabiʿuhu(that) we should follow him
  6. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, we
  7. إِذًاidhanthen
  8. لَّفِىlafī(will be) surely in
  9. ضَلَٰلٍḍalālinerror
  10. وَسُعُرٍwasuʿurinand madness

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