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Quran Maqasid

Surah Maryam, verse 12

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Without diacritics

يا يحيى خذ الكتاب بقوة واتيناه الحكم صبيا

(To his son came the command): "O Yaḥyā! take hold Of the Book with might": And We gave him Wisdom Even as a youth,

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  • Verse 12 of 98
  • Juz 16
  • Page 306

Word by word

  1. يَـٰيَحْيَىٰO Yahyayāyaḥyā
  2. خُذِHoldkhudhi
  3. ٱلْكِتَـٰبَthe Scripturel-kitāba
  4. بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖwith strengthbiquwwatin
  5. وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُAnd We gave himwaātaynāhu
  6. ٱلْحُكْمَ[the] wisdoml-ḥuk'ma
  7. صَبِيًّۭا(when he was) a childṣabiyyan

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