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At-Takwir (التكوير)

Quran 81:23 — Surah At-Takwir, Verse 23

Chapter 81 · The Overthrowing · Juz 30

23

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

Quran 81:23 — Surah At-Takwir

About This Verse

This is verse 23 of 29 in Surah At-Takwir (التكوير), meaning “The Overthrowing”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah At-Takwir is the 81th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 29 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 81:23

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

Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

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Surrounding Verses

21

مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ

And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ

And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].