Surah An-Nahl, ayah 43
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
An-Nahl · 16:43
Word by word
- وَمَآwamāAnd not
- أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāWe sent
- مِنminbefore you
- قَبْلِكَqablikabefore you
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- رِجَالًۭاrijālanmen
- نُّوحِىٓnūḥīWe revealed
- إِلَيْهِمْ ۚilayhimto them
- فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟fasalūso ask
- أَهْلَahla(the) people
- ٱلذِّكْرِl-dhik'ri(of) the Reminder
- إِنinif
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou
- لَاlā(do) not
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
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