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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 85

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ويسالونك عن الروح قل الروح من امر ربي وما اوتيتم من العلم الا قليلا

They ask thee concerning The Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) By command of my Lord: Of knowledge it is only A little that is communicated To you, (O men!)"

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  • Verse 85 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 290

Word by word

  1. وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَAnd they ask youwayasalūnaka
  2. عَنِconcerningʿani
  3. ٱلرُّوحِ ۖthe soull-rūḥi
  4. قُلِSayquli
  5. ٱلرُّوحُThe soull-rūḥu
  6. مِنْ(is) ofmin
  7. أَمْرِ(the) affairamri
  8. رَبِّى(of) my Lordrabbī
  9. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  10. أُوتِيتُمyou have been givenūtītum
  11. مِّنَofmina
  12. ٱلْعِلْمِthe knowledgel-ʿil'mi
  13. إِلَّاexceptillā
  14. قَلِيلًۭاa littleqalīlan

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