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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 11

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له معقبات من بين يديه ومن خلفه يحفظونه من امر الله ان الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بانفسهم واذا اراد الله بقوم سوءا فلا مرد له وما لهم من دونه من وال

For each (such person) There are (angels) in succession, Before and behind him: They guard him by command Of God. Verily never Will God change the condition Of a people until they Change it themselves (With their own souls). But when (once) God willeth A people's punishment, There can be no Turning it back, nor Will they find, besides Him, Any to protect

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  • Verse 11 of 43
  • Juz 13
  • Page 250

Word by word

  1. لَهُۥFor himlahu
  2. مُعَقِّبَـٰتٌۭ(are) successive (Angels)muʿaqqibātun
  3. مِّنۢfrommin
  4. بَيْنِ(before)bayni
  5. يَدَيْهِ(him)yadayhi
  6. وَمِنْand fromwamin
  7. خَلْفِهِۦand behind himkhalfihi
  8. يَحْفَظُونَهُۥwho guard himyaḥfaẓūnahu
  9. مِنْbymin
  10. أَمْرِ(the) commandamri
  11. ٱللَّهِ ۗ(of) Allahl-lahi
  12. إِنَّIndeedinna
  13. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  14. لَا(does) notlā
  15. يُغَيِّرُchangeyughayyiru
  16. مَا(the condition)mā
  17. بِقَوْمٍof a peoplebiqawmin
  18. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  19. يُغَيِّرُوا۟they changeyughayyirū
  20. مَاwhatmā
  21. بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ(is) in themselvesbi-anfusihim
  22. وَإِذَآAnd whenwa-idhā
  23. أَرَادَwillsarāda
  24. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  25. بِقَوْمٍۢfor a peoplebiqawmin
  26. سُوٓءًۭاmisfortunesūan
  27. فَلَاthen (there is) nofalā
  28. مَرَدَّturning awaymaradda
  29. لَهُۥ ۚof itlahu
  30. وَمَاand notwamā
  31. لَهُمfor themlahum
  32. مِّنfrommin
  33. دُونِهِۦbesides Himdūnihi
  34. مِنanymin
  35. وَالٍprotectorwālin

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