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Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 29

سورة الزخرف، الآية ٢٩

43:29 Juz 25 Hizb 50 Page 491 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 43:29

بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ۝٢٩

Transliteration

bal mattaʿtu hāulāi waābāahum ḥattā jāahumu l-ḥaqu warasūlun mubīnun

Translation

However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers1437 until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.1438

Notes

[1437] The descendants of Abraham.
[1438] i.e., one who is obvious with a clear message, meaning Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Verse 29 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (43:29), a Meccan surah, is in juz 25, on page 491 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 29

Al-Mukhtasar

I did not hasten the destruction upon these rejecting idolaters. Rather, I let them enjoy remaining in the world and I let their forefathers do the same, until the Qur’ān and a clear Messenger: Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to them.

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Other translations of verse 29

However, I let these [Makkans] and their forefathers10 enjoy their lives, until there came to them the truth and a clear messenger11.

Notes

[10] i.e., the descendants of Abraham (ﷺ).
[11] i.e., Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Nay, but I gave (the good things of this life) to these (polytheists) and their fathers to enjoy, till there came to them the truth (the Qur’ân), and a Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) making things clear.

Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain.

Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear.

Nay! I gave them and their fathers to enjoy until there came to them the truth and a Messenger making manifest (the truth).

No indeed, (but) I made these and their fathers enjoy (life) until the Truth came to them and an evident Messenger.

Verse 29 word by word

  1. بَلْ bal Nay
  2. مَتَّعْتُ mattaʿtu I gave enjoyment م ت ع
  3. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ hāulāi (to) these
  4. وَءَابَآءَهُمْ waābāahum and their forefathers أ ب و
  5. حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until
  6. جَآءَهُمُ jāahumu came to them ج ي أ
  7. ٱلْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth ح ق ق
  8. وَرَسُولٌ warasūlun and a Messenger ر س ل
  9. مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear ب ي ن

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