Quran 83:1

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Quran 83:1 is the opening verse of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, which condemns fraud and dishonesty in trade by warning those who cheat in measure and weight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quran verse
ayah
addresses those who give less in measure and weight
ArabicText وَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
associatedWithConcept economic justice
ethical business conduct
honesty in trade
canonicalOrderInQuran 83:1
citedFor prohibition of dishonest weighing
prohibition of fraudulent measurement
containsKeyWord لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ (for those who give less than due)
وَيْلٌ (woe)
genre moral exhortation
language Classical Arabic NERFINISHED
locatedInBook Quran NERFINISHED
partOf Surah Al-Mutaffifin NERFINISHED
positionInSurah opening verse
primaryTheme condemnation of fraud in trade
warning against cheating in measure and weight
revealedTo Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
scriptureOf Islam NERFINISHED
setsToneForSurah condemnation of cheating and injustice
surahClassification Meccan surah NERFINISHED
surahNameArabic المطففين
surahNameEnglish Al-Mutaffifin NERFINISHED
surahNumber 83
transliteration Waylun lil-muṭaffifīn
usedIn Islamic legal and ethical discussions on commercial transactions
verseCountOfSurah 36
verseNumber 1
warnsOf divine punishment
woe

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