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23:112
قال كم لبثتم في الارض عدد سنين ١١٢
قَـٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ ١١٢
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He will ask ˹them˺, “How many years did you remain on earth?”
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قل كم
Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
Kufah
Abū ʿAmr
Basrah
al-Kisāʾī
Kufah
Yaʿqūb
Basrah
ʿĀṣim
Kufah
Readings
قَالَ كَمۡ
qāla kam
“He will say, ‘How long...?’”
This is a perfect tense verb, describing the words directed to them by Allah or His appointed angel.
قُلْ كَمۡ
qul kam
“Say, ‘How long...?’”
This is an imperative verb, implying that Allah instructs His angel to direct this question to the unbelievers.

Explanation

These readings provide complementary meanings [al-Alusi].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran