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Surah Taha, Verse 44

سورة طه، الآية ٤٤

20:44 Juz 16 Hizb 32 Page 314 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 20:44

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ ۝٤٤

Transliteration

faqūlā lahu qawlan layyinan laʿallahu yatadhakkaru aw yakhshā

Translation

And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allāh]."

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Verse 44 of Surah Taha (20:44), a Meccan surah, is in juz 16, on page 314 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 44

Al-Mukhtasar

Speak to him gently without harshness, in the hope that he may take heed, fear Allah and repent.

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Other translations of verse 44

But speak to him gently, so that he may take heed or fear Allah.”

"And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear (Allâh)."

And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear.

"But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)."

Then speak to him a gentle word haply he may mind or fear.

So speak (you both) leniently (Literally: say a lenient) to him, that possibly he would remind himself or would be apprehensive."

Verse 44 word by word

  1. فَقُولَا faqūlā And speak ق و ل
  2. لَهُۥ lahu to him
  3. قَوْلًا qawlan a word ق و ل
  4. لَّيِّنًا layyinan gentle ل ي ن
  5. لَّعَلَّهُۥ laʿallahu perhaps he
  6. يَتَذَكَّرُ yatadhakkaru may take heed ذ ك ر
  7. أَوْ aw or
  8. يَخْشَىٰ yakhshā fear خ ش ي

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Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • An-Nahl 16:125

    ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.

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