Quran 3:86
Surah Ali 'Imran Ayah 86
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 3:86 says: “How shall Allāh guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and had witnessed that the Messenger is true and clear signs had come to them? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.”
Translation source: Saheeh International
كَيْفَ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إِيمَـٰنِهِمْ وَشَهِدُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلرَّسُولَ حَقٌّ وَجَآءَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
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What does Quran 3:86 say in English?
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 3:86 says: “How shall Allāh guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and had witnessed that the Messenger is true and clear signs had come to them? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.”
Which surah is Quran 3:86 in?
Quran 3:86 is in Surah Ali 'Imran, chapter 3 of the Quran.
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