Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 3 (3:3)

آلِ عِمْرَان

نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنزَلَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ …

Quran 3:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 50 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:3
نَزَّلَعَلَيْكَٱلْكِتَٰبَبِٱلْحَقِّمُصَدِّقًالِّمَابَيْنَيَدَيْهِوَأَنزَلَٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَوَٱلْإِنجِيلَ٣
nazzala ʿalayka l-kitāba bil-ḥaqi muṣaddiqan limā bayna yadayhi wa-anzala l-tawrāta wal-injīla

He has sent down upon you, [O Muḥammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel(3)

Word by word

  1. نَزَّلَnazzalaHe revealed
  2. عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
  3. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  4. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin [the] truth
  5. مُصَدِّقًاmuṣaddiqanconfirming
  6. لِّمَاlimāthat which
  7. بَيْنَbayna(was)
  8. يَدَيْهِyadayhibefore it
  9. وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaand He revealed
  10. ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَl-tawrātathe Taurat
  11. وَٱلْإِنجِيلَwal-injīlaand the Injeel

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