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Surah Taha, Verse 48

سورة طه، الآية ٤٨

20:48 Juz 16 Hizb 32 Page 314 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 20:48

إِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْنَآ أَنَّ ٱلْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝٤٨

Transliteration

innā qad ūḥiya ilaynā anna l-ʿadhāba ʿalā man kadhaba watawallā

Translation

Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.'"

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Verse 48 of Surah Taha (20:48), 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 48

Al-Mukhtasar

Allah has revealed to us that punishment in this world and the afterlife falls on whoever rejects the signs of Allah and turns his back on what the messengers brought.

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Other translations of verse 48

It has been revealed to us that the punishment awaits those who reject [the truth] and turn away.’”

"Truly, it has been revealed to us that the torment will be for him who denies [believes not in the Oneness of Allâh, and in His Messengers.], and turns away (from the truth and obedience of Allâh)."

Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who denieth and turneth away.

"'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.'"

Surely it has been revealed to us that the chastisement will surely come upon him who rejects and turns back.

Surely it has already been revealed to us that the torment shall be for him who cries lies and turns away."

Verse 48 word by word

  1. إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
  2. قَدْ qad verily
  3. أُوحِىَ ūḥiya it has been revealed و ح ي
  4. إِلَيْنَآ ilaynā to us
  5. أَنَّ anna that
  6. ٱلْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment ع ذ ب
  7. عَلَىٰ ʿalā (will be) on
  8. مَن man (one) who
  9. كَذَّبَ kadhaba denies ك ذ ب
  10. وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā and turns away و ل ي

Verses related to verse 48

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • An-Nazi’at 79:37–39

    فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ …

    So as for he who transgressed …

  • Al-Layl 92:14–16

    فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ …

    So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing. …

  • Al-Qiyamah 75:31–32

    فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ …

    And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed. …

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