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Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 17: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 17 of 53
  • Juz 25
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  • 42:17

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ ۗ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ ۝١٧

It is Allah Who has sent down the Book with the truth and justice. How could you know that perhaps the Hour is near?

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

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17. Allah is the One Who sent down the Qur’ān with the truth, in which there is no doubt. In it He commanded with justice so that people judge by it. The hour that these people deny may be close, and it is known that everything that is coming is close.

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