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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 33

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Without diacritics

ولا تقتلوا النفس التي حرم الله الا بالحق ومن قتل مظلوما فقد جعلنا لوليه سلطانا فلا يسرف في القتل انه كان منصورا

Nor take life—which God Has made sacred—except For just cause. And if Anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir Authority (to demand Qiṣāṣ Or to forgive): but let him Not exceed bounds in the matter Of taking life; for he Is helped (by the Law).

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  • Verse 33 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 285

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَقْتُلُوا۟killtaqtulū
  3. ٱلنَّفْسَthe soull-nafsa
  4. ٱلَّتِىwhichallatī
  5. حَرَّمَAllah has forbiddenḥarrama
  6. ٱللَّهُAllah has forbiddenl-lahu
  7. إِلَّاexceptillā
  8. بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗby rightbil-ḥaqi
  9. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  10. قُتِلَ(is) killedqutila
  11. مَظْلُومًۭاwrongfullymaẓlūman
  12. فَقَدْverilyfaqad
  13. جَعَلْنَاWe have madejaʿalnā
  14. لِوَلِيِّهِۦfor his heirliwaliyyihi
  15. سُلْطَـٰنًۭاan authoritysul'ṭānan
  16. فَلَاbut notfalā
  17. يُسْرِفhe should exceedyus'rif
  18. فِّىinfī
  19. ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖthe killingl-qatli
  20. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  21. كَانَiskāna
  22. مَنصُورًۭاhelpedmanṣūran

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