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Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 19 (43:19)

ٱلزُّخْرُف

وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ …

Quran 43:19 is ayah 19 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.

43:19
وَجَعَلُوا۟ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَٱلَّذِينَهُمْعِبَٰدُٱلرَّحْمَٰنِإِنَٰثًا ۚأَشَهِدُوا۟خَلْقَهُمْ ۚسَتُكْتَبُشَهَٰدَتُهُمْوَيُسَْٔلُونَ١٩
wajaʿalū l-malāikata alladhīna hum ʿibādu l-raḥmāni ināthan ashahidū khalqahum satuk'tabu shahādatuhum wayus'alūna

And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.(19)

Word by word

  1. وَجَعَلُوا۟wajaʿalūAnd they made
  2. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَl-malāikatathe Angels
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. هُمْhumthemselves
  5. عِبَٰدُʿibādu(are) slaves
  6. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِl-raḥmāni(of) the Most Gracious
  7. إِنَٰثًا ۚināthanfemales
  8. أَشَهِدُوا۟ashahidūDid they witness
  9. خَلْقَهُمْ ۚkhalqahumtheir creation
  10. سَتُكْتَبُsatuk'tabuWill be recorded
  11. شَهَٰدَتُهُمْshahādatuhumtheir testimony
  12. وَيُسَْٔلُونَwayus'alūnaand they will be questioned

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