Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 45 (4:45)

ٱلنِّسَاء

وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَآئِكُمْ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ نَصِيرًا

Quran 4:45 is ayah 45 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 86 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:45
وَٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِأَعْدَآئِكُمْ ۚوَكَفَىٰبِٱللَّهِوَلِيًّاوَكَفَىٰبِٱللَّهِنَصِيرًا٤٥
wal-lahu aʿlamu bi-aʿdāikum wakafā bil-lahi waliyyan wakafā bil-lahi naṣīran

And Allāh is most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allāh as an ally, and sufficient is Allāh as a helper.(45)

Word by word

  1. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  2. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows better
  3. بِأَعْدَآئِكُمْ ۚbi-aʿdāikumabout your enemies
  4. وَكَفَىٰwakafāand (is) sufficient
  5. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
  6. وَلِيًّاwaliyyan(as) a Protector
  7. وَكَفَىٰwakafāand sufficient
  8. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi(is) Allah
  9. نَصِيرًاnaṣīran(as) a Helper

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