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Quran Maqasid

Surah Maryam, verse 81

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واتخذوا من دون الله الهة ليكونوا لهم عزا

And they have taken (For worship) gods other than God, to give them Power and glory!

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  • Verse 81 of 98
  • Juz 16
  • Page 311

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  1. وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟And they have takenwa-ittakhadhū
  2. مِنbesides Allahmin
  3. دُونِbesides Allahdūni
  4. ٱللَّهِbesides Allahl-lahi
  5. ءَالِهَةًۭgodsālihatan
  6. لِّيَكُونُوا۟that they may beliyakūnū
  7. لَهُمْfor themlahum
  8. عِزًّۭاan honorʿizzan

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