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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 28

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الذين تتوفاهم الملائكة ظالمي انفسهم فالقوا السلم ما كنا نعمل من سوء بلى ان الله عليم بما كنتم تعملون

"(Namely) those whose lives the angels Take in a state of wrong-doing To their own souls." Then would they offer submission (With the pretence), "We did No evil (knowingly)." (The angels Will reply), "Nay, but verily God knoweth all that ye did;

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  • Verse 28 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 270

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whom alladhīna
  2. تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُtake them in deathtatawaffāhumu
  3. ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
  4. ظَالِمِىٓ(while) wrongingẓālimī
  5. أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖthemselvesanfusihim
  6. فَأَلْقَوُا۟then they would offerfa-alqawū
  7. ٱلسَّلَمَthe submissionl-salama
  8. مَاNotmā
  9. كُنَّاwe werekunnā
  10. نَعْمَلُdoingnaʿmalu
  11. مِنanymin
  12. سُوٓءٍۭ ۚevilsūin
  13. بَلَىٰٓNaybalā
  14. إِنَّindeedinna
  15. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  16. عَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  17. بِمَاof whatbimā
  18. كُنتُمْyou used (to)kuntum
  19. تَعْمَلُونَdotaʿmalūna

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