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Al-Hashr, ayah 5

Quran 59:5 — Al-Hashr · "Whatever you have cut down of palm trees or…"

Verse 5 of 24 · Surah Al-Hashr (الحشر) — The Gathering. This is the 59th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Medinan surah. Located in Juz 28.

مَا قَطَعْتُم مِّن لِّينَةٍ أَوْ تَرَكْتُمُوهَا قَائِمَةً عَلَىٰ أُصُولِهَا فَبِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلِيُخْزِيَ الْفَاسِقِينَ

Maa qata'tum mil leenatin aw taraktumoohaa qaaa'imatan'alaaa usoolihaa fabi iznil laahi wa liyukhziyal faasiqeen

Whatever you have cut down of [their] palm trees or left standing on their trunks - it was by permission of Allah and so He would disgrace the defiantly disobedient.

Translations of Al-Hashr 59:5

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

Transliteration

Maa qata'tum mil leenatin aw taraktumoohaa qaaa'imatan'alaaa usoolihaa fabi iznil laahi wa liyukhziyal faasiqeen

Saheeh International
Whatever you have cut down of [their] palm trees or left standing on their trunks - it was by permission of Allah and so He would disgrace the defiantly disobedient.

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
Whatsoever palm-trees ye cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by Allah's leave, in order that He might confound the evil-livers.

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

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of Allah, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses.

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

Kementerian Agama RI
Apa saja yang kamu tebang dari pohon kurma (milik orang-orang kafir) atau yang kamu biarkan (tumbuh) berdiri di atas pokoknya, maka (semua itu) adalah dengan izin Allah; dan karena Dia hendak memberikan kehinaan kepada orang-orang fasik.

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

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Frequently asked about Al-Hashr 59:5

What does Quran 59:5 say?

Whatever you have cut down of [their] palm trees or left standing on their trunks - it was by permission of Allah and so He would disgrace the defiantly disobedient. This is verse 5 of Surah Al-Hashr (الحشر, "The Gathering"), a Medinan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Al-Hashr verse 5?

The Arabic text: مَا قَطَعْتُم مِّن لِّينَةٍ أَوْ تَرَكْتُمُوهَا قَائِمَةً عَلَىٰ أُصُولِهَا فَبِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلِيُخْزِيَ الْفَاسِقِينَ — transliteration: Maa qata'tum mil leenatin aw taraktumoohaa qaaa'imatan'alaaa usoolihaa fabi iznil laahi wa liyukhziyal faasiqeen.

Which juz and page is Quran 59:5 in?

Al-Hashr 59:5 appears in Juz 28, on Mushaf page 546.

How many verses does Surah Al-Hashr have?

Surah Al-Hashr contains 24 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 59th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Medina.

About Surah Al-Hashr

Surah Al-Hashr (الحشر) — The Gathering — is the 59th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 24 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Medina, making it a Medinan surah in the traditional classification.

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