Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:49 — translation and meaning

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وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

Word by Word

وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
آتَيْنَا
atayna
We gave
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Scripture
لَعَلَّهُمْ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَهْتَدُونَ
yahtaduna
be guided

Transliteration

Wa laqad aatainaa Moosal Kitaaba la'allahum yahtadoon

Translation

And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Verily, I gave Moses the Torah in the hope that his people would be guided to the truth through it and implement its teachings.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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