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Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 88 (28:88)

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وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۘ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا …

Quran 28:88 is ayah 88 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 396 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:88
وَلَاتَدْعُمَعَٱللَّهِإِلَٰهًاءَاخَرَ ۘلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّاهُوَ ۚكُلُّشَىْءٍهَالِكٌإِلَّاوَجْهَهُۥ ۚلَهُٱلْحُكْمُوَإِلَيْهِتُرْجَعُونَ٨٨
walā tadʿu maʿa l-lahi ilāhan ākhara lā ilāha illā huwa kullu shayin hālikun illā wajhahu lahu l-ḥuk'mu wa-ilayhi tur'jaʿūna

And do not invoke with Allāh another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.(88)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تَدْعُtadʿuinvoke
  3. مَعَmaʿawith
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  5. إِلَٰهًاilāhangod
  6. ءَاخَرَ ۘākharaother
  7. لَآlā(There is) no
  8. إِلَٰهَilāhagod
  9. إِلَّاillāexcept
  10. هُوَ ۚhuwaHim
  11. كُلُّkulluEvery
  12. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  13. هَالِكٌhālikun(will be) destroyed
  14. إِلَّاillāexcept
  15. وَجْهَهُۥ ۚwajhahuHis Face
  16. لَهُlahuTo Him
  17. ٱلْحُكْمُl-ḥuk'mu(is) the Decision
  18. وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
  19. تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

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