Quran 13:39 — Ar-Ra'd, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him.
يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ
yamḥū l-lahu mā yashāu wayuth'bitu waʿindahu ummu l-kitābi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God blots out, and He establishes whatsoever He will; and with Him is the Essence of the Book.
- Muhammad Asad
- God annuls or confirms whatever He wills [of His earlier messages] -for with Him is the source of all revelation.
- Sahih International
- Allāh eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَمْحُوا۟yamḥū | (Is) eliminated | محو |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (by) Allah | أله |
| 3 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 4 | يَشَآءُyashāu | He wills | شيأ |
| 5 | وَيُثْبِتُ ۖwayuth'bitu | and confirms | ثبت |
| 6 | وَعِندَهُۥٓwaʿindahu | and with Him | عند |
| 7 | أُمُّummu | (is) the Mother (of) the Book | أمم |
| 8 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi | (is) the Mother (of) the Book | كتب |