The Holy Quran 30:3 — Surah Ar-Rum

Arabic text

فِىٓ أَدْنَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ

Translation

in the (land that is) nearer (to the Arabs than the) land (of the Persians) and, after their defeat, (the Byzantines) will again be victorious...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The interpretation of “adna al-ard”: اَدْنَى الْاَرْضِ (“the nearest land”, that is, the adjoining or neighbouring country) refers to the region between “Adhri'at” and “Busra”, which, on the border of “Sham” (Syria)

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