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Quran Maqasid

Surah Maryam, verse 29

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فاشارت اليه قالوا كيف نكلم من كان في المهد صبيا

But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we Talk to one who is A child in the cradle?"

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  • Verse 29 of 98
  • Juz 16
  • Page 307

Word by word

  1. فَأَشَارَتْThen she pointedfa-ashārat
  2. إِلَيْهِ ۖto himilayhi
  3. قَالُوا۟They saidqālū
  4. كَيْفَHowkayfa
  5. نُكَلِّمُ(can) we speaknukallimu
  6. مَن(to one) whoman
  7. كَانَiskāna
  8. فِىinfī
  9. ٱلْمَهْدِthe cradlel-mahdi
  10. صَبِيًّۭاa childṣabiyyan

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