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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 61

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واذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لادم فسجدوا الا ابليس قال ااسجد لمن خلقت طينا

Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblīs He said, "Shall I bow down To one whom Thou didst create From clay?"

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  • Verse 61 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 288

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قُلْنَاWe saidqul'nā
  3. لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِto the Angelslil'malāikati
  4. ٱسْجُدُوا۟Prostrateus'judū
  5. لِـَٔادَمَto Adamliādama
  6. فَسَجَدُوٓا۟So they prostratedfasajadū
  7. إِلَّآexceptillā
  8. إِبْلِيسَIblisib'līsa
  9. قَالَHe saidqāla
  10. ءَأَسْجُدُShall I prostratea-asjudu
  11. لِمَنْto (one) whomliman
  12. خَلَقْتَYou createdkhalaqta
  13. طِينًۭا(from) clayṭīnan

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