Surah At-Takwir, Ayah 23 (81:23)

ٱلتَّكْوِير

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Quran 81:23 is ayah 23 of Surah At-Takwir (“The Overthrowing”), a Meccan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 586 of the Madani Mushaf.

81:23
وَلَقَدْرَءَاهُبِٱلْأُفُقِٱلْمُبِينِ٢٣
walaqad raāhu bil-ufuqi l-mubīni

And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.(23)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. رَءَاهُraāhuhe saw him
  3. بِٱلْأُفُقِbil-ufuqiin the horizon
  4. ٱلْمُبِينِl-mubīnithe clear

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