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Al-Muddaththir (المدثر)

Quran 74:20 — Surah Al-Muddaththir, Verse 20

Chapter 74 · The Cloaked One · Juz 29

20

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Summa qutila kaifa qaddar

Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Quran 74:20 — Surah Al-Muddaththir

About This Verse

This is verse 20 of 56 in Surah Al-Muddaththir (المدثر), meaning “The Cloaked One”. 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-Muddaththir is the 74th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 56 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 74:20

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

Summa qutila kaifa qaddar

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Surrounding Verses

18

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

19

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

20

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

21

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Then he considered [again];

22

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Then he frowned and scowled;