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Al-Qasas 45

Ayah 45 of 88 · Meccan

وَلَٰكِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَا قُرُونٗا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۚ وَمَا كُنتَ ثَاوِيٗا فِيٓ أَهۡلِ مَدۡيَنَ تَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ ٤٥

But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration.1 And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 So they forgot and neglected the ordinances of Allāh.

2 The Prophet (ﷺ) had no way of obtaining this information except through Allāh's revelation.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَٰكِنَّآBut Wewalākinnā
  2. أَنشَأۡنَا[We] producedanshanā
  3. قُرُونٗاgenerationsqurūnan
  4. فَتَطَاوَلَand prolongedfataṭāwala
  5. عَلَيۡهِمُfor themʿalayhimu
  6. ٱلۡعُمُرُۚthe lifel-ʿumuru
  7. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  8. كُنتَyou werekunta
  9. ثَاوِيٗاa dwellerthāwiyan
  10. فِيٓamongfī
  11. أَهۡلِ(the) peopleahli
  12. مَدۡيَنَ(of) Madyanmadyana
  13. تَتۡلُواْrecitingtatlū
  14. عَلَيۡهِمۡto themʿalayhim
  15. ءَايَٰتِنَاOur Versesāyātinā
  16. وَلَٰكِنَّاbut Wewalākinnā
  17. كُنَّا[We] werekunnā
  18. مُرۡسِلِينَthe Sendersmur'silīna

Tafsir

However, I created nations and other creations after Moses and a long time passed due to which they forgot the covenants of Allah. You were not a resident of Madyan reciting My verses before them; but I sent you as a Messenger of My own accord and revealed the incident of Moses and his residing in Madyan to you, which you then related to the people.

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