Surah Ash-Shuraa, ayah 9
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ وَهُوَ يُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides Him? But Allāh - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
Ash-Shuraa · 42:9
Word by word
- أَمِamiOr
- ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūhave they taken
- مِنminbesides Him
- دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
- أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖawliyāaprotectors
- فَٱللَّهُfal-lahuBut Allah
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱلْوَلِىُّl-waliyu(is) the Protector
- وَهُوَwahuwaand He
- يُحْىِyuḥ'yīgives life
- ٱلْمَوْتَىٰl-mawtā(to) the dead
- وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
- عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
- كُلِّkullievery
- شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
- قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful
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