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Surah Hud, Ayah 13 (11:13)

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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ مُفْتَرَيَٰتٍ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ …

Quran 11:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 223 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:13
أَمْيَقُولُونَٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖقُلْفَأْتُوا۟بِعَشْرِسُوَرٍمِّثْلِهِۦمُفْتَرَيَٰتٍوَٱدْعُوا۟مَنِٱسْتَطَعْتُممِّندُونِٱللَّهِإِنكُنتُمْصَٰدِقِينَ١٣
am yaqūlūna if'tarāhu qul fatū biʿashri suwarin mith'lihi muf'tarayātin wa-id'ʿū mani is'taṭaʿtum min dūni l-lahi in kuntum ṣādiqīna

Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten sūrahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allāh, if you should be truthful."(13)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
  3. ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖif'tarāhuHe has fabricated it
  4. قُلْqulSay
  5. فَأْتُوا۟fatūThen bring
  6. بِعَشْرِbiʿashriten
  7. سُوَرٍsuwarinSurahs
  8. مِّثْلِهِۦmith'lihilike it
  9. مُفْتَرَيَٰتٍmuf'tarayātinfabricated
  10. وَٱدْعُوا۟wa-id'ʿūand call
  11. مَنِmaniwhoever
  12. ٱسْتَطَعْتُمis'taṭaʿtumyou can
  13. مِّنminbesides Allah
  14. دُونِdūnibesides Allah
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahibesides Allah
  16. إِنinif
  17. كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
  18. صَٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

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