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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 57

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Without diacritics

اولئك الذين يدعون يبتغون الى ربهم الوسيلة ايهم اقرب ويرجون رحمته ويخافون عذابه ان عذاب ربك كان محذورا

Those whom they call upon Do desire (for themselves) means Of access to their Lord,— Even those who are nearest: They hope for His Mercy And fear His Wrath: For the Wrath of thy Lord Is something to take heed of

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  • Verse 57 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 287

Word by word

  1. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَThoseulāika
  2. ٱلَّذِينَwhomalladhīna
  3. يَدْعُونَthey callyadʿūna
  4. يَبْتَغُونَseekyabtaghūna
  5. إِلَىٰtoilā
  6. رَبِّهِمُtheir Lordrabbihimu
  7. ٱلْوَسِيلَةَthe means of accessl-wasīlata
  8. أَيُّهُمْwhich of themayyuhum
  9. أَقْرَبُ(is) nearestaqrabu
  10. وَيَرْجُونَand they hopewayarjūna
  11. رَحْمَتَهُۥ(for) His mercyraḥmatahu
  12. وَيَخَافُونَand fearwayakhāfūna
  13. عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚHis punishmentʿadhābahu
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. عَذَابَ(the) punishmentʿadhāba
  16. رَبِّكَ(of) your Lordrabbika
  17. كَانَiskāna
  18. مَحْذُورًۭا(ever) fearedmaḥdhūran

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