Surah Muhammad, Ayah 21 (47:21)

مُحَمَّد

طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ ۚ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ

Quran 47:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Muhammad (“Muhammad”), a Medinan surah of 38 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 509 of the Madani Mushaf.

47:21
طَاعَةٌوَقَوْلٌمَّعْرُوفٌ ۚفَإِذَاعَزَمَٱلْأَمْرُفَلَوْصَدَقُوا۟ٱللَّهَلَكَانَخَيْرًالَّهُمْ٢١
ṭāʿatun waqawlun maʿrūfun fa-idhā ʿazama l-amru falaw ṣadaqū l-laha lakāna khayran lahum

Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allāh, it would have been better for them.(21)

Word by word

  1. طَاعَةٌṭāʿatun(Is) obedience
  2. وَقَوْلٌwaqawlunand a word
  3. مَّعْرُوفٌ ۚmaʿrūfunkind
  4. فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd when
  5. عَزَمَʿazama(is) determined
  6. ٱلْأَمْرُl-amruthe matter
  7. فَلَوْfalawthen if
  8. صَدَقُوا۟ṣadaqūthey had been true
  9. ٱللَّهَl-laha(to) Allah
  10. لَكَانَlakānasurely, it would have been
  11. خَيْرًاkhayranbetter
  12. لَّهُمْlahumfor them

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