43:16
أَمِٱتَّخَذَمِمَّايَخْلُقُبَنَاتٍوَأَصْفَىٰكُمبِٱلْبَنِينَ١٦
ami ittakhadha mimmā yakhluqu banātin wa-aṣfākum bil-banīna
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?(16)
Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 16 (43:16)
ٱلزُّخْرُف
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ
Quran 43:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 490 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 25
- Hizb 49
- Page 490
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- أَمِamiOr
- ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhahas He taken
- مِمَّاmimmāof what
- يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe has created
- بَنَاتٍbanātindaughters
- وَأَصْفَىٰكُمwa-aṣfākumand He has chosen (for) you
- بِٱلْبَنِينَbil-banīnasons
Tafsir (commentary) of 43:16
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This commentary explains ayahs 43:15–20 together.