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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Hijr, verse 5

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ما تسبق من امة اجلها وما يستاخرون

Neither can a people anticipate Its Term, nor delay it.

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  • Verse 5 of 99
  • Juz 14
  • Page 262

Word by word

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. تَسْبِقُ(can) advancetasbiqu
  3. مِنْanymin
  4. أُمَّةٍnationummatin
  5. أَجَلَهَاits termajalahā
  6. وَمَاand notwamā
  7. يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ(can) delay ityastakhirūna

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