Surah Al-Jinn 72:16 — translation and meaning
الجن · Verse 16 / 28 · Page 573
وَأَلَّوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُم مَّاءً غَدَقًا
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وَأَلَّوِ
wa-allawi
And if
اسْتَقَامُوا
is'taqamu
they had remained
عَلَى
ala
on
الطَّرِيقَةِ
al-tariqati
the Way
لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُم
la-asqaynahum
surely We (would) have given them to drink
مَّاءً
maan
water
غَدَقًا
ghadaqan
(in) abundance
Transliteration
Wa alla wis taqaamoo 'alat tareeqati la asqaynaahum maa'an ghadaqaa
Translation
And [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Just as I revealed to him that a group of the jinn listened to him, I revealed to him that if human beings and the jinn remained steadfast on the path of Islam, and practiced on what it contained, then Allah would have given them plenty water to drink and provided them with various blessings.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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