Surah Al-Isra 17:106 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 106 / 111 · Page 293
وَقُرْآنًا فَرَقْنَاهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَلَى مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَاهُ تَنزِيلًا
Word by Word
وَقُرْآنًا
waqur'anan
And the Quran
فَرَقْنَاهُ
faraqnahu
We have divided
لِتَقْرَأَهُ
litaqra-ahu
that you might recite it
عَلَى
ala
to
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
the people
عَلَى
ala
at
مُكْثٍ
muk'thin
intervals
وَنَزَّلْنَاهُ
wanazzalnahu
And We have revealed it
تَنزِيلًا
tanzilan
(in) stages
Transliteration
Wa quraanan faraqnaahu litaqra ahoo 'alan naasi 'alaa muksinw wa nazzalnaahu tanzeelaa
Translation
And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And I sent it as a Qur’ān which I have separated and explained, in the hope that you read it to people slowly and carefully, as this is more effective for understanding and reflecting. And I revealed it in separate portions according to incidents and conditions.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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