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Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 12

سورة الدخان، الآية ١٢

44:12 Juz 25 Hizb 50 Page 496 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 44:12

رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ ۝١٢

Transliteration

rabbanā ik'shif ʿannā l-ʿadhāba innā mu'minūna

Translation

[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."

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Verse 12 of Surah Ad-Dukhan (44:12), a Meccan surah, is in juz 25, on page 496 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 12

Al-Mukhtasar

They will then beg their Lord, asking him, “O our Lord! Turn the punishment that you sent upon us, away from us. If you turn it away from us, we will believe in You and in Your Messenger.”

Tafsir of the whole Surah Ad-Dukhan

Other translations of verse 12

[They will cry,] “Our Lord, remove the punishment from us; we will surely believe!”

(They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"

(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.

(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"

Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.

"Our Lord, lift off from us the torment; surely, we are believers."

Verse 12 word by word

  1. رَّبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord ر ب ب
  2. ٱكْشِفْ ik'shif Remove ك ش ف
  3. عَنَّا ʿannā from us
  4. ٱلْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment ع ذ ب
  5. إِنَّا innā indeed, we
  6. مُؤْمِنُونَ mu'minūna (are) believers أ م ن

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4809

We came upon `Abdullah bin Mas`ud and he said "O people! If somebody knows something, he can say it, but if he does not know it, he should say, "Allah knows better,' for it is a sign of having knowledge to say about something which one does not know, 'Allah knows better.' Allah said to His Prophet…

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 9 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4822

It is a sign of having knowledge that, when you do not know something, you say: 'Allah knows better.' Allah said to his Prophet: 'Say: No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who pretends things which do not exist)' (38.86) When the Quraish troubled and…

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 9 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3254

"A man came to 'Abdullah and said: 'A story teller has said that a smoke will appear from the earth, taking the hearing of disbelievers and manifesting as a cold for the believers.'" He became angry, and since he was reclining, he sat up then said: 'When one of you is asked about something he…

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 9 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1007

We were with `Abdullah and he said, "When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw the refusal of the people to accept Islam he said, "O Allah! Send (famine) years on them for (seven years) like the seven years (of famine during the time) of (Prophet) Joseph." So famine overtook them for one year and destroyed every…

اللَّهُمَّ سَبْعٌ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَصَّتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْجُلُودَ وَالْمَيْتَةَ وَالْجِيَفَ، وَيَنْظُرَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَرَى الدُّخَانَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 9 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1020

One day I went to Ibn Mas`ud who said, "When Quraish delayed in embracing Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) I invoked Allah to curse them, so they were afflicted with a (famine) year because of which many of them died and they ate the carcasses and Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, 'O Muhammad! You…

اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَانْحَدَرَتِ السَّحَابَةُ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ، فَسُقُوا النَّاسُ حَوْلَهُمْ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

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Verses related to verse 12

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-An’am 6:27

    وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَقَالُوا۟ يَٰلَيْتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلَا نُكَذِّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    If you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers."

  • Ibrahim 14:44

    وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍ

    And, [O Muḥammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?

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