Surah An-Nahl 16:48
سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 48 of 128
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍۢ يَتَفَيَّؤُا۟ ظِلَٰلُهُۥ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَٱلشَّمَآئِلِ سُجَّدًۭا لِّلَّهِ وَهُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Translation
Do the [disbelievers] not observe the things that God has created, casting their shadows right and left, submitting themselves to God obediently?
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nahl 16:48 is discussed in 6 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Prostration (Sujud) (key verse)
- Trees (Shajar) (key verse)
- Shade (Zill)
- Gathering (Ijtima)
- Vegetation (Nabat)
- The Sun (Shams)
Reflect on this verse
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