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Quran Maqasid

Surah Yusuf, verse 9

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Without diacritics

اقتلوا يوسف او اطرحوه ارضا يخل لكم وجه ابيكم وتكونوا من بعده قوما صالحين

"Slay ye Joseph or cast him out To some (unknown) land, That so the favour Of your father may be Given to you alone: (There will be time enough) For you to be righteous after that!"

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  • Verse 9 of 111
  • Juz 12
  • Page 236

Word by word

  1. ٱقْتُلُوا۟Killuq'tulū
  2. يُوسُفَYusufyūsufa
  3. أَوِorawi
  4. ٱطْرَحُوهُcast himiṭ'raḥūhu
  5. أَرْضًۭا(to) a landarḍan
  6. يَخْلُso will be freeyakhlu
  7. لَكُمْfor youlakum
  8. وَجْهُ(the) facewajhu
  9. أَبِيكُمْ(of) your fatherabīkum
  10. وَتَكُونُوا۟and you will bewatakūnū
  11. مِنۢafter thatmin
  12. بَعْدِهِۦafter thatbaʿdihi
  13. قَوْمًۭاa peopleqawman
  14. صَـٰلِحِينَrighteousṣāliḥīna

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