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Quran Maqasid

Surah Hud, verse 118

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ولو شاء ربك لجعل الناس امة واحدة ولا يزالون مختلفين

If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind One People: but they Will not cease to dispute,

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  • Verse 118 of 123
  • Juz 12
  • Page 235

Word by word

  1. وَلَوْAnd ifwalaw
  2. شَآءَyour Lord (had) willedshāa
  3. رَبُّكَyour Lord (had) willedrabbuka
  4. لَجَعَلَsurely He (could) have madelajaʿala
  5. ٱلنَّاسَthe mankindl-nāsa
  6. أُمَّةًۭone communityummatan
  7. وَٰحِدَةًۭ ۖone communitywāḥidatan
  8. وَلَاbut notwalā
  9. يَزَالُونَthey will ceaseyazālūna
  10. مُخْتَلِفِينَto differmukh'talifīna

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