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Surah Al-Isra Verse 31

Quran 17:31 · The Night Journey · Meccan · Juz 15

17:31

Arabic

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوْٓا اَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ اِمْلَاقٍۗ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَاِيَّاكُمْۗ اِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًٔا كَبِيْرًا ۝٣١

Transliteration

Wa lā taqtulū aulādakum khosy-yata imlāq, naḥnu narzuquhum wa iyyākum, inna qotlahum kāna khiṭ'an kabīrō

Meaning

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a grave sin.

Surah Al-Isra verse 31 (Quran 17:31) is verse 31 of the 111 verses of Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), a Meccan surah that is number 17 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 15.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).