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Al-Haqqah (الحاقة)

Quran 69:42 — Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 42

Chapter 69 · The Reality · Juz 29

42

وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Wa laa biqawli kaahin; qaleelam maa tazakkaroon

Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.

Quran 69:42 — Surah Al-Haqqah

About This Verse

This is verse 42 of 52 in Surah Al-Haqqah (الحاقة), meaning “The Reality”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 29 (Part 29) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Haqqah is the 69th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 52 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 69:42

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

Wa laa biqawli kaahin; qaleelam maa tazakkaroon

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Surrounding Verses

40

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.

41

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ

And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.

42

وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.

43

تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

44

وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ

And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,