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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 118

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وعلى الذين هادوا حرمنا ما قصصنا عليك من قبل وما ظلمناهم ولكن كانوا انفسهم يظلمون

To the Jews We prohibited Such things as We have Mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, But they were used to Doing wrong to themselves.

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  • Verse 118 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 280

Word by word

  1. وَعَلَىAnd towaʿalā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  3. هَادُوا۟are Jewshādū
  4. حَرَّمْنَاWe have forbiddenḥarramnā
  5. مَاwhatmā
  6. قَصَصْنَاWe relatedqaṣaṣnā
  7. عَلَيْكَto youʿalayka
  8. مِنbeforemin
  9. قَبْلُ ۖbeforeqablu
  10. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  11. ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْWe wronged themẓalamnāhum
  12. وَلَـٰكِنbutwalākin
  13. كَانُوٓا۟they used (to)kānū
  14. أَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesanfusahum
  15. يَظْلِمُونَwrongyaẓlimūna

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