43:60
وَلَوْنَشَآءُلَجَعَلْنَامِنكُممَّلَٰٓئِكَةًفِىٱلْأَرْضِيَخْلُفُونَ٦٠
walaw nashāu lajaʿalnā minkum malāikatan fī l-arḍi yakhlufūna
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.(60)
Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 60 (43:60)
ٱلزُّخْرُف
وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
Quran 43:60 is ayah 60 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 493 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 25
- Hizb 50
- Page 493
- Ruku 6
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- نَشَآءُnashāuWe willed
- لَجَعَلْنَاlajaʿalnāsurely We (could have) made
- مِنكُمminkumamong you
- مَّلَٰٓئِكَةًmalāikatanAngels
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- يَخْلُفُونَyakhlufūnasucceeding
Tafsir (commentary) of 43:60
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This commentary explains ayahs 43:57–65 together.