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Al-Qalam 13

Ayah 13 of 52 · Meccan

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ١٣

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., claiming a particular lineage falsely. The description given in these verses is of al-Waleed bin al-Mugheerah (see also 74:11-25) or possibly, as asserted by Ibn Katheer, al-Akhnas bin Shurayq.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. عُتُلِّۭCruelʿutullin
  2. بَعۡدَafterbaʿda
  3. ذَٰلِكَ(all) thatdhālika
  4. زَنِيمٍutterly uselesszanīmin

Tafsir

Who is stubborn and rude, one residing among his people without being related to them.

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