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90. Sūrat al-Balad سورة البلد

Meccan, chronological position 35, 20 verses, 5 with the divine first person. Open this sūrah in the search to filter it.

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90:1IIDivine verbsأُقْسِمُpresent or future, oath formula

لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

90:4WWe; about the human being (al-insān)Divine verbsخَلَقْنَاpast

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ ﴿٥﴾

يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾

90:8WWeDivine verbsنَجْعَلpresent or future, rhetorical question

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ ﴿٨﴾

وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ ﴿٩﴾

90:10WWeDivine verbsوَهَدَيْنَٰهُpast, third-person object

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ ﴿١٠﴾

فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾

أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ ﴿١٤﴾

يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾

أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ ﴿١٦﴾

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾

عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ﴿٢٠﴾