Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 118
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَـٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
Those who do not know say, "Why does Allāh not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].
Al-Baqarah · 2:118
Word by word
- وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- لَاlā(do) not
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
- لَوْلَاlawlāWhy not
- يُكَلِّمُنَاyukallimunāspeaks to us
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- أَوْawor
- تَأْتِينَآtatīnācomes to us
- ءَايَةٌۭ ۗāyatuna sign
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLike that
- قَالَqālasaid
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose
- مِنminfrom
- قَبْلِهِمqablihimbefore them
- مِّثْلَmith'lasimilar
- قَوْلِهِمْ ۘqawlihimtheir saying
- تَشَـٰبَهَتْtashābahatBecame alike
- قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗqulūbuhumtheir hearts
- قَدْqadIndeed
- بَيَّنَّاbayyannāWe have made clear
- ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyātithe signs
- لِقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor people
- يُوقِنُونَyūqinūna(who) firmly believe
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