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21. Surah Al-Anbiya

The Prophets

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-Anbiya (Chapter 21), consisting of 112 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 17), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
21:103
لا يحزنهم الفزع الاكبر وتتلقاهم الملايكة هاذا يومكم الذي كنتم توعدون ١٠٣
لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ ٱلْفَزَعُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٣
لَا
يَحۡزُنُهُمُ
ٱلۡفَزَعُ
ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُ
وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
هَٰذَا
يَوۡمُكُمُ
ٱلَّذِي
كُنتُمۡ
تُوعَدُونَ
١٠٣
The Supreme Horror ˹of that Day˺ will not disturb them, and the angels will greet them, ˹saying,˺ “This is your Day, which you have been promised.”
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21:104
يوم نطوي السماء كطي السجل للكتب كما بدانا اول خلق نعيده وعدا علينا انا كنا فاعلين ١٠٤
يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍۢ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ ١٠٤
يَوۡمَ
نَطۡوِي
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
كَطَيِّ
ٱلسِّجِلِّ
لِلۡكُتُبِۚ
كَمَا
بَدَأۡنَآ
أَوَّلَ
خَلۡقٖ
نُّعِيدُهُۥۚ
وَعۡدًا
عَلَيۡنَآۚ
إِنَّا
كُنَّا
فَٰعِلِينَ
١٠٤
On that Day We will roll up the heavens like a scroll of writings. Just as We produced the first creation, ˹so˺ shall We reproduce it. That is a promise binding on Us. We truly uphold ˹Our promises˺!
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21:105
ولقد كتبنا في الزبور من بعد الذكر ان الارض يرثها عبادي الصالحون ١٠٥
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِى ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِىَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ ١٠٥
وَلَقَدۡ
كَتَبۡنَا
فِي
ٱلزَّبُورِ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ٱلذِّكۡرِ
أَنَّ
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
يَرِثُهَا
عِبَادِيَ
ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ
١٠٥
Surely, following the ˹heavenly˺ Record, We decreed in the Scriptures: “My righteous servants shall inherit the land.”1
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21:106
ان في هاذا لبلاغا لقوم عابدين ١٠٦
إِنَّ فِى هَـٰذَا لَبَلَـٰغًۭا لِّقَوْمٍ عَـٰبِدِينَ ١٠٦
إِنَّ
فِي
هَٰذَا
لَبَلَٰغٗا
لِّقَوۡمٍ
عَٰبِدِينَ
١٠٦
Surely this ˹Quran˺ is sufficient ˹as a reminder˺ for those devoted to worship.
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21:107
وما ارسلناك الا رحمة للعالمين ١٠٧
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٠٧
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ
إِلَّا
رَحۡمَةٗ
لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٠٧
We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a mercy for the whole world.
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21:108
قل انما يوحى الي انما الاهكم الاه واحد فهل انتم مسلمون ١٠٨
قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ١٠٨
قُلۡ
إِنَّمَا
يُوحَىٰٓ
إِلَيَّ
أَنَّمَآ
إِلَٰهُكُمۡ
إِلَٰهٞ
وَٰحِدٞۖ
فَهَلۡ
أَنتُم
مُّسۡلِمُونَ
١٠٨
Say, “What has been revealed to me is this: ‘Your God is only One God.’ Will you then submit?”
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21:109
فان تولوا فقل اذنتكم على سواء وان ادري اقريب ام بعيد ما توعدون ١٠٩
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍۢ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌۭ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٩
فَإِن
تَوَلَّوۡاْ
فَقُلۡ
ءَاذَنتُكُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
سَوَآءٖۖ
وَإِنۡ
أَدۡرِيٓ
أَقَرِيبٌ
أَم
بَعِيدٞ
مَّا
تُوعَدُونَ
١٠٩
If they turn away, then say, “I have warned you all equally. I do not know if what you are threatened with is near or far.
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21:110
انه يعلم الجهر من القول ويعلم ما تكتمون ١١٠
إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ ١١٠
إِنَّهُۥ
يَعۡلَمُ
ٱلۡجَهۡرَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡلِ
وَيَعۡلَمُ
مَا
تَكۡتُمُونَ
١١٠
Allah surely knows what you say openly and whatever you hide.
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21:111
وان ادري لعله فتنة لكم ومتاع الى حين ١١١
وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌۭ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَـٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ ١١١
وَإِنۡ
أَدۡرِي
لَعَلَّهُۥ
فِتۡنَةٞ
لَّكُمۡ
وَمَتَٰعٌ
إِلَىٰ
حِينٖ
١١١
I do not know if this ˹delay˺ is possibly a test for you and an enjoyment for a while.”
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21:112
قال رب احكم بالحق وربنا الرحمان المستعان على ما تصفون ١١٢
قَـٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١١٢
قَٰلَ
رَبِّ
ٱحۡكُم
بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ
وَرَبُّنَا
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ
عَلَىٰ
مَا
تَصِفُونَ
١١٢
˹In the end,˺ the Prophet said, “My Lord! Judge ˹between us˺ in truth. And our Lord is the Most Compassionate, Whose help is sought against what you claim.”1 
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