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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 38

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Without diacritics

ولقد ارسلنا رسلا من قبلك وجعلنا لهم ازواجا وذرية وما كان لرسول ان ياتي باية الا باذن الله لكل اجل كتاب

We did send apostles Before thee, and appointed For them wives and children: And it was never the part Of an apostle to bring a Sign Except as God permitted (Or commanded). For each period Is a Book (revealed).

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  • Verse 38 of 43
  • Juz 13
  • Page 254

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. أَرْسَلْنَاWe sentarsalnā
  3. رُسُلًۭاMessengersrusulan
  4. مِّنfrommin
  5. قَبْلِكَbefore youqablika
  6. وَجَعَلْنَاand We madewajaʿalnā
  7. لَهُمْfor themlahum
  8. أَزْوَٰجًۭاwivesazwājan
  9. وَذُرِّيَّةًۭ ۚand offspringwadhurriyyatan
  10. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  11. كَانَwaskāna
  12. لِرَسُولٍfor a Messengerlirasūlin
  13. أَنthatan
  14. يَأْتِىَhe comesyatiya
  15. بِـَٔايَةٍwith a signbiāyatin
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. بِإِذْنِby the leavebi-idh'ni
  18. ٱللَّهِ ۗ(of) Allahl-lahi
  19. لِكُلِّFor everythinglikulli
  20. أَجَلٍۢ(is) a timeajalin
  21. كِتَابٌۭprescribedkitābun

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