20:51
قَالَفَمَابَالُٱلْقُرُونِٱلْأُولَىٰ٥١
qāla famā bālu l-qurūni l-ūlā
[Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"(51)
Surah Taha, Ayah 51 (20:51)
طه
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Quran 20:51 is ayah 51 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 314 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 16
- Hizb 32
- Page 314
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- فَمَاfamāThen what
- بَالُbālu(is the) case
- ٱلْقُرُونِl-qurūni(of) the generations
- ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā(of) the former
Tafsir (commentary) of 20:51
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This commentary explains ayahs 20:49–52 together.