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Al-Hadid, ayah 29

Quran 57:29 — Al-Hadid · "so that the People of the Scripture may…"

Verse 29 of 29 · Surah Al-Hadid (الحديد) — The Iron. This is the 57th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Medinan surah. Located in Juz 27.

لِّئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ مِّن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ

Li'alla ya'lama Ahlul kitaabi allaa yaqdiroona 'alaa shai'im min fadlil laahi wa annal fadla bi Yadil laahi u'teehi many yashaaa'; wallaahu Zul fadilil 'azeem

[This is] so that the People of the Scripture may know that they are not able [to obtain] anything from the bounty of Allah and that [all] bounty is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

Translations of Al-Hadid 57:29

4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.

Transliteration

Li'alla ya'lama Ahlul kitaabi allaa yaqdiroona 'alaa shai'im min fadlil laahi wa annal fadla bi Yadil laahi u'teehi many yashaaa'; wallaahu Zul fadilil 'azeem

Saheeh International
[This is] so that the People of the Scripture may know that they are not able [to obtain] anything from the bounty of Allah and that [all] bounty is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
That the People of the Scripture may know that they control naught of the bounty of Allah, but that the bounty is in Allah's hand to give to whom He will. And Allah is of Infinite Bounty.

1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
That the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the Grace of Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding.

1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.

Kementerian Agama RI
(Kami terangkan yang demikian itu) supaya ahli Kitab mengetahui bahwa mereka tiada mendapat sedikitpun akan karunia Allah (jika mereka tidak beriman kepada Muhammad), dan bahwasanya karunia itu adalah di tangan Allah. Dia berikan karunia itu kepada siapa yang dikehendaki-Nya. Dan Allah mempunyai karunia yang besar.

Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.

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Frequently asked about Al-Hadid 57:29

What does Quran 57:29 say?

[This is] so that the People of the Scripture may know that they are not able [to obtain] anything from the bounty of Allah and that [all] bounty is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty. This is verse 29 of Surah Al-Hadid (الحديد, "The Iron"), a Medinan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Al-Hadid verse 29?

The Arabic text: لِّئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ مِّن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ — transliteration: Li'alla ya'lama Ahlul kitaabi allaa yaqdiroona 'alaa shai'im min fadlil laahi wa annal fadla bi Yadil laahi u'teehi many yashaaa'; wallaahu Zul fadilil 'azeem.

Which juz and page is Quran 57:29 in?

Al-Hadid 57:29 appears in Juz 27, on Mushaf page 541.

How many verses does Surah Al-Hadid have?

Surah Al-Hadid contains 29 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 57th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Medina.

About Surah Al-Hadid

Surah Al-Hadid (الحديد) — The Iron — is the 57th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 29 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Medina, making it a Medinan surah in the traditional classification.

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