Surah As-Saf, Ayah 9 (61:9)

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هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ …

Quran 61:9 is ayah 9 of Surah As-Saf (“The Ranks”), a Medinan surah of 14 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 552 of the Madani Mushaf.

61:9
هُوَٱلَّذِىٓأَرْسَلَرَسُولَهُۥبِٱلْهُدَىٰوَدِينِٱلْحَقِّلِيُظْهِرَهُۥعَلَىٱلدِّينِكُلِّهِۦوَلَوْكَرِهَٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ٩
huwa alladhī arsala rasūlahu bil-hudā wadīni l-ḥaqi liyuẓ'hirahu ʿalā l-dīni kullihi walaw kariha l-mush'rikūna

It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate others with Allāh dislike it.(9)

Word by word

  1. هُوَhuwaHe
  2. ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
  3. أَرْسَلَarsalasent
  4. رَسُولَهُۥrasūlahuHis Messenger
  5. بِٱلْهُدَىٰbil-hudāwith guidance
  6. وَدِينِwadīniand (the) religion
  7. ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqi(of) the truth
  8. لِيُظْهِرَهُۥliyuẓ'hirahuto make it prevail
  9. عَلَىʿalāover
  10. ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion
  11. كُلِّهِۦkullihiall of them
  12. وَلَوْwalawalthough
  13. كَرِهَkarihadislike (it)
  14. ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَl-mush'rikūnathe polytheists

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