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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 4

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وقضينا الى بني اسرائيل في الكتاب لتفسدن في الارض مرتين ولتعلن علوا كبيرا

And We gave (clear) warning To the Children of Israel In the Book, that twice Would they do mischief On the earth and be elated With mighty arrogance (And twice would they be punished)!

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  • Verse 4 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 282

Word by word

  1. وَقَضَيْنَآAnd We decreedwaqaḍaynā
  2. إِلَىٰforilā
  3. بَنِىٓ(the) Childrenbanī
  4. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelis'rāīla
  5. فِىinfī
  6. ٱلْكِتَـٰبِthe Bookl-kitābi
  7. لَتُفْسِدُنَّSurely you will cause corruptionlatuf'sidunna
  8. فِىinfī
  9. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  10. مَرَّتَيْنِtwicemarratayni
  11. وَلَتَعْلُنَّand surely you will reachwalataʿlunna
  12. عُلُوًّۭاhaughtinessʿuluwwan
  13. كَبِيرًۭاgreatkabīran

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