Surah Mulk Verse 16
Ayah 16 of 30 · Para 29
Surah Al-Mulk verse 16: Do you feel secure from He Who is over the heaven, will not cause the earth to sink with you when it shakes (as in an earthquake)
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Arabic Text
ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ أَن یَخۡسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَمُورُ
Transliteration
'A-amintum man fissamaaa'i aiyakhsifa bi kumul arda fa izaa hiya tamoor
English Translation
Do you feel secure from He Who is over the heaven, will not cause the earth to sink with you when it shakes (as in an earthquake)
— Sahih International style rendering
Word-by-Word
- ءَأَمِنتُم 'A-amintum
- مَّن man
- فِی fissamaaa'i
- ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ aiyakhsifa
- أَن bi
- یَخۡسِفَ kumul
- بِكُمُ arda
- ٱلۡأَرۡضَ fa
- فَإِذَا izaa
- هِیَ hiya
- تَمُورُ tamoor
Tafsir Note
Are you secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow you or send a violent wind? Security lies in His mercy alone.
Key Lessons
- Safety is not guaranteed without Allah
- Trials can come suddenly
- Turn to Allah before calamity
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
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