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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Kahf, verse 51

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Without diacritics

ما اشهدتهم خلق السماوات والارض ولا خلق انفسهم وما كنت متخذ المضلين عضدا

I called them not To witness the creation Of the heavens and the earth, Nor (even) their own creation: Nor is it for Me To take as helpers Such as lead (men) astray!

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  • Verse 51 of 110
  • Juz 15
  • Page 299

Word by word

  1. ۞ مَّآNotmā
  2. أَشْهَدتُّهُمْI made them witnessashhadttuhum
  3. خَلْقَthe creationkhalqa
  4. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  5. وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  6. وَلَاand notwalā
  7. خَلْقَthe creationkhalqa
  8. أَنفُسِهِمْ(of) themselvesanfusihim
  9. وَمَاand notwamā
  10. كُنتُI Amkuntu
  11. مُتَّخِذَthe One to takemuttakhidha
  12. ٱلْمُضِلِّينَthe misleadersl-muḍilīna
  13. عَضُدًۭا(as) helper(s)ʿaḍudan

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