Quran 25:31: The Last Testament

It is such that We make for every prophet enemies from among the criminals. Your Lord suffices as a Guide and a Victor.

Translation endnotes

[25:31] For the identity of the ardent enemies of the messenger, see 6:112-116.

25:31Verse 2909 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَكَذٰلِكَ

wakadhālika

And thus

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form ذالك. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

And thus

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaكَkaذٰdhāلِliكَka

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA pointing word, like “this” or “those” with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)a joining word meaning “and.” It connects this word to what came before.Corpus grammarCONJ — prefixed conjunction wa (and).

“كَ” (ka)means “like / as.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“ذَٰلِكَ” (dhālika)means “And thus” in this verse. its meaning is included in the full word gloss above.Corpus grammarDEM — masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.