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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Kahf, verse 21

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وكذلك اعثرنا عليهم ليعلموا ان وعد الله حق وان الساعة لا ريب فيها اذ يتنازعون بينهم امرهم فقالوا ابنوا عليهم بنيانا ربهم اعلم بهم قال الذين غلبوا على امرهم لنتخذن عليهم مسجدا

Thus did We make Their case known to the people, That they might know That the promise of God Is true, and that there can Be no doubt about the Hour Of Judgment. Behold, They dispute among themselves As to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best About them: those who prevailed Over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place Of worship over them."

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  • Verse 21 of 110
  • Juz 15
  • Page 296

Word by word

  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd similarlywakadhālika
  2. أَعْثَرْنَاWe made knownaʿtharnā
  3. عَلَيْهِمْabout themʿalayhim
  4. لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟that they might knowliyaʿlamū
  5. أَنَّthatanna
  6. وَعْدَ(the) Promisewaʿda
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. حَقٌّۭ(is) trueḥaqqun
  9. وَأَنَّand thatwa-anna
  10. ٱلسَّاعَةَ(about) the Hourl-sāʿata
  11. لَا(there is) nolā
  12. رَيْبَdoubtrayba
  13. فِيهَآin itfīhā
  14. إِذْWhenidh
  15. يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَthey disputedyatanāzaʿūna
  16. بَيْنَهُمْamong themselvesbaynahum
  17. أَمْرَهُمْ ۖabout their affairamrahum
  18. فَقَالُوا۟and they saidfaqālū
  19. ٱبْنُوا۟Constructib'nū
  20. عَلَيْهِمover themʿalayhim
  21. بُنْيَـٰنًۭا ۖa structurebun'yānan
  22. رَّبُّهُمْTheir Lordrabbuhum
  23. أَعْلَمُknows bestaʿlamu
  24. بِهِمْ ۚabout thembihim
  25. قَالَSaidqāla
  26. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  27. غَلَبُوا۟prevailedghalabū
  28. عَلَىٰٓinʿalā
  29. أَمْرِهِمْtheir matteramrihim
  30. لَنَتَّخِذَنَّSurely we will takelanattakhidhanna
  31. عَلَيْهِمover themʿalayhim
  32. مَّسْجِدًۭاa place of worshipmasjidan

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