Surah At-Tur, Ayah 38 (52:38)

ٱلطُّور

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

Quran 52:38 is ayah 38 of Surah At-Tur (“The Mount”), a Meccan surah of 49 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 525 of the Madani Mushaf.

52:38
أَمْلَهُمْسُلَّمٌيَسْتَمِعُونَفِيهِ ۖفَلْيَأْتِمُسْتَمِعُهُمبِسُلْطَٰنٍمُّبِينٍ٣٨
am lahum sullamun yastamiʿūna fīhi falyati mus'tamiʿuhum bisul'ṭānin mubīnin

Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority [i.e., proof].(38)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  3. سُلَّمٌsullamun(is) a stairway
  4. يَسْتَمِعُونَyastamiʿūnathey listen
  5. فِيهِ ۖfīhitherewith
  6. فَلْيَأْتِfalyatiThen let bring
  7. مُسْتَمِعُهُمmus'tamiʿuhumtheir listener
  8. بِسُلْطَٰنٍbisul'ṭāninan authority
  9. مُّبِينٍmubīninclear

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