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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 38

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واقسموا بالله جهد ايمانهم لا يبعث الله من يموت بلى وعدا عليه حقا ولكن اكثر الناس لا يعلمون

They swear their strongest oaths By God, that God will not Raise up those who die Nay, but it is a promise (Binding) on Him in truth: But most among mankind Realise it not.

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  • Verse 38 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 271

Word by word

  1. وَأَقْسَمُوا۟And they swearwa-aqsamū
  2. بِٱللَّهِby Allahbil-lahi
  3. جَهْدَstrongestjahda
  4. أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۙ(of) their oathsaymānihim
  5. لَاAllah will not resurrectlā
  6. يَبْعَثُAllah will not resurrectyabʿathu
  7. ٱللَّهُAllah will not resurrectl-lahu
  8. مَن(one) whoman
  9. يَمُوتُ ۚdiesyamūtu
  10. بَلَىٰNaybalā
  11. وَعْدًا(it is) a promisewaʿdan
  12. عَلَيْهِupon Himʿalayhi
  13. حَقًّۭا(in) truthḥaqqan
  14. وَلَـٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  15. أَكْثَرَmostakthara
  16. ٱلنَّاسِ(of) the mankindl-nāsi
  17. لَا(do) notlā
  18. يَعْلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

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