Surah As-Saf, Ayah 2 (61:2)

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Quran 61:2 is ayah 2 of Surah As-Saf (“The Ranks”), a Medinan surah of 14 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 551 of the Madani Mushaf.

61:2
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لِمَتَقُولُونَمَالَاتَفْعَلُونَ٢
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lima taqūlūna mā lā tafʿalūna

O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?(2)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(you) who
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. لِمَlimaWhy
  5. تَقُولُونَtaqūlūna(do) you say
  6. مَاmāwhat
  7. لَاlānot
  8. تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do

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