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Surah Ghafir, verse 36: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 36 of 85
  • Juz 24
  • Meccan
  • 40:36

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبْنِ لِى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَبْلُغُ ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ ۝٣٦

Pharaoh said, “O Hāmān, build a tower for me so that I may reach the pathways[10] –

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

[10] i.e., means of ascent.

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36. Pharaoh said to his minister Haman: “O Haman, build for me a high building, in the hope I can reach the paths.

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