Surah Yusuf, Ayah 2 (12:2)

يُوسُف

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Quran 12:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 235 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:2
إِنَّآأَنزَلْنَٰهُقُرْءَٰنًاعَرَبِيًّالَّعَلَّكُمْتَعْقِلُونَ٢
innā anzalnāhu qur'ānan ʿarabiyyan laʿallakum taʿqilūna

Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.(2)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
  2. أَنزَلْنَٰهُanzalnāhuWe have sent it down
  3. قُرْءَٰنًاqur'ānan(as) a Quran in Arabic
  4. عَرَبِيًّاʿarabiyyan(as) a Quran in Arabic
  5. لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  6. تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūnaunderstand

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