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Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 28

سورة الشورى، الآية ٢٨

42:28 Juz 25 Hizb 49 Page 486 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 42:28

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا۟ وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ ۝٢٨

Transliteration

wahuwa alladhī yunazzilu l-ghaytha min baʿdi mā qanaṭū wayanshuru raḥmatahu wahuwa l-waliyu l-ḥamīdu

Translation

And it is He who sends down the rain after they had despaired and spreads His mercy. And He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.

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Verse 28 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (42:28), a Meccan surah, is in juz 25, on page 486 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 28

Al-Mukhtasar

He is the One Who sends down the rain to His servants after they had lost hope of its coming down. He spreads His mercy by causing the earth to sprout after sending down the rain. He is the One Who takes charge of the affairs of His servants, the One Who deserves praise in every state.

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Other translations of verse 28

It is He Who sends down rain after they have lost hope, and spreads His mercy. He is the Guardian, the Praiseworthy.

And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and spreads His Mercy. And He is the Walî (Helper, Supporter, Protector, Lord), Worthy of all Praise.

And He it is Who sendeth down the saving rain after they have despaired, and spreadeth out His mercy. He is the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy.

He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) have given up all hope, and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector, Worthy of all Praise.

And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and He unfolds His mercy; and He is the Guardian, the Praised One.

And He is The (One) Who keeps sending down the succoring (rain) even after they have become despondent, and He spreads His mercy; and He is The Ever-Patronizing, The Ever-Praiseworthy.

Verse 28 word by word

  1. وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
  2. ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) the One Who
  3. يُنَزِّلُ yunazzilu sends down ن ز ل
  4. ٱلْغَيْثَ l-ghaytha the rain غ ي ث
  5. مِنۢ min after
  6. بَعْدِ baʿdi after ب ع د
  7. مَا mā [what]
  8. قَنَطُوا۟ qanaṭū they have despaired ق ن ط
  9. وَيَنشُرُ wayanshuru and spreads ن ش ر
  10. رَحْمَتَهُۥ raḥmatahu His mercy ر ح م
  11. وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
  12. ٱلْوَلِىُّ l-waliyu (is) the Protector و ل ي
  13. ٱلْحَمِيدُ l-ḥamīdu the Praiseworthy ح م د

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Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ar-Rum 30:49

    وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمُبْلِسِينَ

    Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.

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