Meccan·Surah 36

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Surah Ya-Sin — Ayah 6

Ya-Sin

83 Ayahs·Verse 36:6
36:6

لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَـٰفِلُونَ

That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.

Context in Surah Ya-Sin

Nearby ayahs help place verse 36:6 in sequence and meaning.

عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

On a straight path.

تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

[This is] a revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِىٓ أَعْنَـٰقِهِمْ أَغْلَـٰلًا فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ

Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.