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Surah Al-A'la, verse 16: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 16 of 19
  • Juz 30
  • Meccan
  • 87:16

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۝١٦

But you prefer the life of this world,

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87:16

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16. But, you give preference to the worldly life and prefer it over the afterlife despite the huge disparity between them.

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