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Ali 'Imran, ayah 11

Quran 3:11 — Ali 'Imran · "like the custom of the people of Pharaoh…"

Verse 11 of 200 · Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) — Family of Imran. This is the 3rd chapter of the Holy Quran, a Medinan surah. Located in Juz 3.

كَدَأْبِ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

Kadaabi Aali Fir'awna wallazeena min qablihim; kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa fa akhazahumul laahu bizunoo bihim; wallaahu shadeedul 'iqaab

[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in penalty.

Translations of Ali 'Imran 3:11

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

Transliteration

Kadaabi Aali Fir'awna wallazeena min qablihim; kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa fa akhazahumul laahu bizunoo bihim; wallaahu shadeedul 'iqaab

Saheeh International
[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in penalty.

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
Like Pharaoh's folk and those who were before them, they disbelieved Our revelations and so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in punishment.

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

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and Allah called them to account for their sins. For Allah is strict in punishment.

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

Kementerian Agama RI
(keadaan mereka) adalah sebagai keadaan kaum Fir'aun dan orang-orang yang sebelumnya; mereka mendustakan ayat-ayat Kami; karena itu Allah menyiksa mereka disebabkan dosa-dosa mereka. Dan Allah sangat keras siksa-Nya.

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

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Frequently asked about Ali 'Imran 3:11

What does Quran 3:11 say?

[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in penalty. This is verse 11 of Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران, "Family of Imran"), a Medinan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Ali 'Imran verse 11?

The Arabic text: كَدَأْبِ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ — transliteration: Kadaabi Aali Fir'awna wallazeena min qablihim; kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa fa akhazahumul laahu bizunoo bihim; wallaahu shadeedul 'iqaab.

Which juz and page is Quran 3:11 in?

Ali 'Imran 3:11 appears in Juz 3, on Mushaf page 51.

How many verses does Surah Ali 'Imran have?

Surah Ali 'Imran contains 200 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 3rd surah of the Quran and was revealed in Medina.

About Surah Ali 'Imran

Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) — Family of Imran — is the 3rd chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 200 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Medina, making it a Medinan surah in the traditional classification.

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