Al-Balad (البلد)

Verse 13 of 20

Chapter 90 - The City

13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Fakku raqabah

It is the freeing of a slave

Quran 90:13 - Surah Al-Balad

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Surrounding Verses

11

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

12

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

It is the freeing of a slave

14

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

15

يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationship