3:197
مَتَٰعٌقَلِيلٌثُمَّمَأْوَىٰهُمْجَهَنَّمُ ۚوَبِئْسَٱلْمِهَادُ١٩٧
matāʿun qalīlun thumma mawāhum jahannamu wabi'sa l-mihādu
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.(197)
Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 197 (3:197)
آلِ عِمْرَان
مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ
Quran 3:197 is ayah 197 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 76 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 4
- Hizb 8
- Page 76
- Ruku 20
- Revealed Medina
Word by word
- مَتَٰعٌmatāʿunAn enjoyment
- قَلِيلٌqalīlunlittle
- ثُمَّthummathen
- مَأْوَىٰهُمْmawāhumtheir abode
- جَهَنَّمُ ۚjahannamu(is) hell
- وَبِئْسَwabi'sa[and] a wretched
- ٱلْمِهَادُl-mihādu[the] resting place
Tafsir (commentary) of 3:197
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This commentary explains ayahs 3:196–198 together.