Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 52 (39:52)

ٱلزُّمَر

أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ …

Quran 39:52 is ayah 52 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 464 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:52
أَوَلَمْيَعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّٱللَّهَيَبْسُطُٱلرِّزْقَلِمَنيَشَآءُوَيَقْدِرُ ۚإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلََٔايَٰتٍلِّقَوْمٍيُؤْمِنُونَ٥٢
awalam yaʿlamū anna l-laha yabsuṭu l-riz'qa liman yashāu wayaqdiru inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yu'minūna

Do they not know that Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.(52)

Word by word

  1. أَوَلَمْawalamDo not
  2. يَعْلَمُوٓا۟yaʿlamūthey know
  3. أَنَّannathat
  4. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  5. يَبْسُطُyabsuṭuextends
  6. ٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provision
  7. لِمَنlimanfor whom
  8. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  9. وَيَقْدِرُ ۚwayaqdiruand restricts
  10. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  11. فِىfīin
  12. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  13. لََٔايَٰتٍlaāyātinsurely (are) signs
  14. لِّقَوْمٍliqawminfor a people
  15. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawho believe

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