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Al-Balad (البلد)

Quran 90:20 — Surah Al-Balad, Verse 20

Chapter 90 · The City · Juz 30

20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

Alaihim naarum mu'sadah

Over them will be fire closed in.

Quran 90:20 — Surah Al-Balad

About This Verse

This is verse 20 of 20 in Surah Al-Balad (البلد), meaning “The City”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Balad is the 90th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 20 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 90:20

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Alaihim naarum mu'sadah

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Surrounding Verses

18

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Those are the companions of the right.

19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

Over them will be fire closed in.