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Quran Maqasid

Surah Maryam, verse 35

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Without diacritics

ما كان لله ان يتخذ من ولد سبحانه اذا قضى امرا فانما يقول له كن فيكون

It is not befitting To (the majesty of) God That He should beget A son. Glory be to Him! When He determines A matter, He only says To it, "Be", and it is.

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  • Verse 35 of 98
  • Juz 16
  • Page 307

Word by word

  1. مَاNotmā
  2. كَانَ(it) iskāna
  3. لِلَّهِfor Allahlillahi
  4. أَنthatan
  5. يَتَّخِذَHe should takeyattakhidha
  6. مِنany sonmin
  7. وَلَدٍۢ ۖany sonwaladin
  8. سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ ۚGlory be to Himsub'ḥānahu
  9. إِذَاWhenidhā
  10. قَضَىٰٓHe decreesqaḍā
  11. أَمْرًۭاa matteramran
  12. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  13. يَقُولُHe saysyaqūlu
  14. لَهُۥto itlahu
  15. كُنBekun
  16. فَيَكُونُand it isfayakūnu

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