Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 15 (14:15)

إِبْرَاهِيم

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

Quran 14:15 is ayah 15 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 257 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:15
وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟وَخَابَكُلُّجَبَّارٍعَنِيدٍ١٥
wa-is'taftaḥū wakhāba kullu jabbārin ʿanīdin

And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.(15)

Word by word

  1. وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟wa-is'taftaḥūAnd they sought victory
  2. وَخَابَwakhābaand disappointed
  3. كُلُّkulluevery
  4. جَبَّارٍjabbārintyrant
  5. عَنِيدٍʿanīdinobstinate

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