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Quran 33:38 — Al-Ahzaab, verse 38

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

the Prophet is not at fault for what God has ordained for him. This was God’s practice with those who went before- God’s command must be fulfilled-

مَا كَانَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ مِنْ حَرَجٍ فِيمَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ۖ سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قَدَرًا مَقْدُورًا

mā kāna ʿalā l-nabiyi min ḥarajin fīmā faraḍa l-lahu lahu sunnata l-lahi fī alladhīna khalaw min qablu wakāna amru l-lahi qadaran maqdūran

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Word-by-word analysis of Al-Ahzaab verse 38
#WordMeaningRoot
1مَّاmāNot—
2كَانَkāna(there can) beكون
3عَلَىʿalāupon—
4ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe Prophetنبأ
5مِنْminany—
6حَرَجٍۢḥarajindiscomfortحرج
7فِيمَاfīmāin what—
8فَرَضَfaraḍaAllah has imposedفرض
9ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has imposedأله
10لَهُۥ ۖlahuon him—
11سُنَّةَsunnata(That is the) Wayسنن
12ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allahأله
13فِىfīconcerning—
14ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who—
15خَلَوْا۟khalawpassed awayخلو
16مِنminbefore—
17قَبْلُ ۚqablubeforeقبل
18وَكَانَwakānaAnd isكون
19أَمْرُamru(the) Commandأمر
20ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allahأله
21قَدَرًۭاqadarana decreeقدر
22مَّقْدُورًاmaqdūrandestinedقدر