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Quran Maqasid

Surah Maryam, verse 17

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Without diacritics

فاتخذت من دونهم حجابا فارسلنا اليها روحنا فتمثل لها بشرا سويا

She placed a screen (To screen herself) from them; Then We sent to her Our angel, and he appeared Before her as a man In all respects.

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  • Verse 17 of 98
  • Juz 16
  • Page 306

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  1. فَٱتَّخَذَتْThen she tookfa-ittakhadhat
  2. مِنfrom themmin
  3. دُونِهِمْfrom themdūnihim
  4. حِجَابًۭاa screenḥijāban
  5. فَأَرْسَلْنَآThen We sentfa-arsalnā
  6. إِلَيْهَاto herilayhā
  7. رُوحَنَاOur Spiritrūḥanā
  8. فَتَمَثَّلَthen he assumed for her the likenessfatamathala
  9. لَهَاthen he assumed for her the likenesslahā
  10. بَشَرًۭا(of) a manbasharan
  11. سَوِيًّۭاwell-proportionedsawiyyan

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