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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 11

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واذا قيل لهم لا تفسدوا في الارض قالوا انما نحن مصلحون

When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," They say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"

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  • Verse 11 of 286
  • Juz 1
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  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. قِيلَit is saidqīla
  3. لَهُمْto themlahum
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تُفْسِدُوا۟spread corruptiontuf'sidū
  6. فِىinfī
  7. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  8. قَالُوٓا۟they sayqālū
  9. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  10. نَحْنُwenaḥnu
  11. مُصْلِحُونَ(are) reformersmuṣ'liḥūna

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