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Surah Al-Anbya, verse 111: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 111 of 112
  • Juz 17
  • Meccan
  • 21:111

وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ۝١١١

I do not know; perhaps this [delay][48] is a test for you[49] and an enjoyment for a while.”

Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com

[48] i.e., this postponement of punishment.

[49] To increase sin.

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Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com

111. I do not know whether your respite from being punished is a test for you, or whether it is to lure you further into destruction, and to give you freedom until a time decreed in the Knowledge of Allah, so that you persist in your disbelief and error.

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