Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 45 (14:45)

إِبْرَاهِيم

وَسَكَنتُمْ فِى مَسَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ كَيْفَ فَعَلْنَا بِهِمْ …

Quran 14:45 is ayah 45 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 261 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:45
وَسَكَنتُمْفِىمَسَٰكِنِٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوٓا۟أَنفُسَهُمْوَتَبَيَّنَلَكُمْكَيْفَفَعَلْنَابِهِمْوَضَرَبْنَالَكُمُٱلْأَمْثَالَ٤٥
wasakantum fī masākini alladhīna ẓalamū anfusahum watabayyana lakum kayfa faʿalnā bihim waḍarabnā lakumu l-amthāla

And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."(45)

Word by word

  1. وَسَكَنتُمْwasakantumAnd you dwelt
  2. فِىfīin
  3. مَسَٰكِنِmasākinithe dwellings
  4. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
  5. ظَلَمُوٓا۟ẓalamūwronged
  6. أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves
  7. وَتَبَيَّنَwatabayyanaand it had become clear
  8. لَكُمْlakumto you
  9. كَيْفَkayfahow
  10. فَعَلْنَاfaʿalnāWe dealt
  11. بِهِمْbihimwith them
  12. وَضَرَبْنَاwaḍarabnāand We put forth
  13. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  14. ٱلْأَمْثَالَl-amthālathe examples

Tafsir (commentary) of 14:45

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