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Quran Maqasid

Surah Maryam, verse 7

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Without diacritics

يا زكريا انا نبشرك بغلام اسمه يحيى لم نجعل له من قبل سميا

(His prayer was answered): "O Zakarīya! We give thee Good news of a son: His name shall be Yaḥyā: On none by that name Have We conferred distinction before."

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  • Verse 7 of 98
  • Juz 16
  • Page 305

Word by word

  1. يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآO Zakariyayāzakariyyā
  2. إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
  3. نُبَشِّرُكَ[We] give you glad tidingsnubashiruka
  4. بِغُلَـٰمٍof a boybighulāmin
  5. ٱسْمُهُۥhis nameus'muhu
  6. يَحْيَىٰ(will be) Yahyayaḥyā
  7. لَمْnotlam
  8. نَجْعَلWe (have) assignednajʿal
  9. لَّهُۥ[for] itlahu
  10. مِنbeforemin
  11. قَبْلُbeforeqablu
  12. سَمِيًّۭا(this) namesamiyyan

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