Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 35 (30:35)

ٱلرُّوم

أَمْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يُشْرِكُونَ

Quran 30:35 is ayah 35 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 408 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:35
أَمْأَنزَلْنَاعَلَيْهِمْسُلْطَٰنًافَهُوَيَتَكَلَّمُبِمَاكَانُوا۟بِهِۦيُشْرِكُونَ٣٥
am anzalnā ʿalayhim sul'ṭānan fahuwa yatakallamu bimā kānū bihi yush'rikūna

Or have We sent down to them an authority [i.e., a proof or scripture], and it speaks of what they have been associating with Him?(35)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāhave We sent
  3. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
  4. سُلْطَٰنًاsul'ṭānanan authority
  5. فَهُوَfahuwaand it
  6. يَتَكَلَّمُyatakallamuspeaks
  7. بِمَاbimāof what
  8. كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
  9. بِهِۦbihiwith Him
  10. يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnaassociating

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