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Surah Al-Fath, Verse 23

سورة الفتح، الآية ٢٣

48:23 Juz 26 Hizb 52 Page 513 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 48:23

سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ۝٢٣

Transliteration

sunnata l-lahi allatī qad khalat min qablu walan tajida lisunnati l-lahi tabdīlan

Translation

[This is] the established way of Allāh which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allāh any change.

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Verse 23 of Surah Al-Fath (48:23), a Medinan surah, is in juz 26, on page 513 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 23

Al-Mukhtasar

The believers being victorious and consequent defeat of the disbelievers is established in every place and era; it is a divine custom of Allah prevalent in the nations that have passed before these rejectors. O Messenger! You will not find any change in the divine custom of Allah.

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Other translations of verse 23

Such was the way of Allah in the past, and you will not find any change in Allah’s way.

That has been the Way of Allâh already with those who passed away before. And you will not find any change in the Way of Allâh.

It is the law of Allah which hath taken course aforetime. Thou wilt not find for the law of Allah aught of power to change.

(Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.

Such has been the course of Allah that has indeed run before, and you shall not find a change in Allah's course.

The enactment of Allah, which has already passed away earlier, and you will never find any exchange (s) to the enactment of Allah.

Verse 23 word by word

  1. سُنَّةَ sunnata (The established) way س ن ن
  2. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  3. ٱلَّتِى allatī which
  4. قَدْ qad passed away
  5. خَلَتْ khalat passed away خ ل و
  6. مِن min before
  7. قَبْلُ qablu before ق ب ل
  8. وَلَن walan and never
  9. تَجِدَ tajida you will find و ج د
  10. لِسُنَّةِ lisunnati in (the) way of Allah س ن ن
  11. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi in (the) way of Allah
  12. تَبْدِيلًا tabdīlan any change ب د ل

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Verses with similar wording

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  • Al-Ahzab 33:62

    سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِى ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا

    [This is] the established way of Allāh with those who passed on before; and you will not find in the way of Allāh any change.

  • Ghafir 40:85

    فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَٰنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ فِى عِبَادِهِۦ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    But never did their faith benefit them once they saw Our punishment. [It is] the established way of Allāh which has preceded among His servants. And the disbelievers thereupon lost [all].

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