38:69
مَاكَانَلِىَمِنْعِلْمٍۭبِٱلْمَلَإِٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓإِذْيَخْتَصِمُونَ٦٩
mā kāna liya min ʿil'min bil-mala-i l-aʿlā idh yakhtaṣimūna
I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].(69)
Surah Sad, Ayah 69 (38:69)
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مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
Quran 38:69 is ayah 69 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 457 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 23
- Hizb 46
- Page 457
- Ruku 5
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- مَاmāNot
- كَانَkānais
- لِىَliyafor me
- مِنْminany
- عِلْمٍۭʿil'minknowledge
- بِٱلْمَلَإِbil-mala-i(of) the chiefs
- ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓl-aʿlāthe exalted
- إِذْidhwhen
- يَخْتَصِمُونَyakhtaṣimūnathey were disputing
Tafsir (commentary) of 38:69
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This commentary explains ayahs 38:65–70 together.