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Quran Maqasid

Surah Yusuf, verse 73

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قالوا تالله لقد علمتم ما جئنا لنفسد في الارض وما كنا سارقين

(The brothers) said: "By God! Well ye know that we Came not to make mischief In the land, and we are No thieves!"

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  • Verse 73 of 111
  • Juz 13
  • Page 244

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟They saidqālū
  2. تَٱللَّهِBy Allahtal-lahi
  3. لَقَدْcertainlylaqad
  4. عَلِمْتُمyou knowʿalim'tum
  5. مَّاnotmā
  6. جِئْنَاwe cameji'nā
  7. لِنُفْسِدَthat we cause corruptionlinuf'sida
  8. فِىinfī
  9. ٱلْأَرْضِthe landl-arḍi
  10. وَمَاand notwamā
  11. كُنَّاwe arekunnā
  12. سَـٰرِقِينَthievessāriqīna

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