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Surah Al-’Ankabut, Verse 24

سورة العنكبوت، الآية ٢٤

29:24 Juz 20 Hizb 40 Page 399 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 29:24

فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُوهُ فَأَنجَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٢٤

Transliteration

famā kāna jawāba qawmihi illā an qālū uq'tulūhu aw ḥarriqūhu fa-anjāhu l-lahu mina l-nāri inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yu'minūna

Translation

And the answer of his [i.e., Abraham's] people was not but that they said, "Kill him or burn him," but Allāh saved him from the fire. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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Verse 24 of Surah Al-’Ankabut (29:24), a Meccan surah, is in juz 20, on page 399 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 24

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The only answer Abraham’s people gave to him - after he had instructed them to worship Allah alone and to give up the worship of idols - was that they said: Kill him or throw him into the fire in defence of your gods. But Allah saved him from the Fire. In his being saved from the fire after having been thrown into it there truly are lessons for people who have faith, because they are the one who benefit from such lessons.

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Other translations of verse 24

His people’s only response was to say, “Kill him or burn him!” But Allah saved him from the fire6. Indeed, there are signs in this for people who believe.

Notes

[6] The people of Abraham tried to burn him because he called them to worship Allah alone without associating others with Him; eventually, he smashed their idols. For the full story see 21:51-71.

So nothing was the answer of [Ibrâhîm’s (Abraham)] people except that they said: "Kill him or burn him." Then Allâh saved him from the fire. Verily, in this are indeed signs for a people who believe.4

Notes

[4] (V.29:24) See the footnote of (V.3:173).

But the answer of his folk was only that they said: "Kill him" or "Burn him." Then Allah saved him from the Fire. Lo! herein verily are portents for folk who believe.

So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the Fire. Verily in this are Signs for people who believe.

So naught was the answer of his people except that they said: Slay him or burn him; then Allah delivered him from the fire; most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe.

Yet in no way was the answer of his people (anything) except that they said, "Kill him or burn him away!" Then Allah delivered him from the fire. Surely in that are indeed signs for a people who believe.

Verse 24 word by word

  1. فَمَا famā And not
  2. كَانَ kāna was ك و ن
  3. جَوَابَ jawāba (the) answer ج و ب
  4. قَوْمِهِۦٓ qawmihi (of) his people ق و م
  5. إِلَّآ illā except
  6. أَن an that
  7. قَالُوا۟ qālū they said ق و ل
  8. ٱقْتُلُوهُ uq'tulūhu Kill him ق ت ل
  9. أَوْ aw or
  10. حَرِّقُوهُ ḥarriqūhu burn him ح ر ق
  11. فَأَنجَىٰهُ fa-anjāhu But Allah saved him ن ج و
  12. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu But Allah saved him
  13. مِنَ mina from
  14. ٱلنَّارِ l-nāri the fire ن و ر
  15. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  16. فِى fī in
  17. ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
  18. لَـَٔايَٰتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs أ ي ي
  19. لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people ق و م
  20. يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe أ م ن

Verses related to verse 24

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  • As-Saffat 37:97–98

    قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ …

    They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire." …

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    Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest therein and the day giving sight? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Do they not see that Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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    Do they not know that Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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