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65:8
وكاين من قرية عتت عن امر ربها ورسله فحاسبناها حسابا شديدا وعذبناها عذابا نكرا ٨
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبْنَـٰهَا حِسَابًۭا شَدِيدًۭا وَعَذَّبْنَـٰهَا عَذَابًۭا نُّكْرًۭا ٨
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˹Imagine˺ how many societies rebelled against the commandments of their Lord and His messengers, so We called each ˹society˺ to a severe account and subjected them to a horrible punishment.
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وكاىن
Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
Kufah
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Basrah
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Kufah
Yaʿqūb
Basrah
ʿĀṣim
Kufah
Readings
وَكَأَيِّنْ
wa-kaʾayyin
وَكَائِنْ
wa-kāʾin
“Many a town”

Explanation

These readings represent linguistic options for this word and are identical in meaning [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