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Al-Buruj 7

Ayah 7 of 22 · Meccan

وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُهُودٞ ٧

And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 After casting the believers into a trench filled with fire, they sat at its edge, watching them burn to death. This event occurred before the time of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَهُمۡAnd theywahum
  2. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  3. مَاwhatmā
  4. يَفۡعَلُونَthey were doingyafʿalūna
  5. بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَto the believersbil-mu'minīna
  6. شُهُودٞwitnessesshuhūdun

Tafsir

They were witnesses to the torture and ill-treatment they meted out to the believers, as they were present there.

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