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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 143

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وكذلك جعلناكم امة وسطا لتكونوا شهداء على الناس ويكون الرسول عليكم شهيدا وما جعلنا القبلة التي كنت عليها الا لنعلم من يتبع الرسول ممن ينقلب على عقبيه وان كانت لكبيرة الا على الذين هدى الله وما كان الله ليضيع ايمانكم ان الله بالناس لرءوف رحيم

Thus have We made of you An Ummat justly balanced, That ye might be witnesses Over the nations, And the Apostle a witness Over yourselves; And We appointed the Qibla To which thou wast used, Only to test those who followed The Apostle from those Who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except To those guided by God. And never would God Make your faith of no effect. For God is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.

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  • Verse 143 of 286
  • Juz 2
  • Page 22

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  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  2. جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْWe made youjaʿalnākum
  3. أُمَّةًۭa communityummatan
  4. وَسَطًۭا(of the) middle waywasaṭan
  5. لِّتَكُونُوا۟so that you will belitakūnū
  6. شُهَدَآءَwitnessesshuhadāa
  7. عَلَىoverʿalā
  8. ٱلنَّاسِthe mankindl-nāsi
  9. وَيَكُونَand will bewayakūna
  10. ٱلرَّسُولُthe Messengerl-rasūlu
  11. عَلَيْكُمْon youʿalaykum
  12. شَهِيدًۭا ۗa witnessshahīdan
  13. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  14. جَعَلْنَاWe madejaʿalnā
  15. ٱلْقِبْلَةَthe direction of prayerl-qib'lata
  16. ٱلَّتِىwhichallatī
  17. كُنتَyou were used tokunta
  18. عَلَيْهَآ[on it]ʿalayhā
  19. إِلَّاexceptillā
  20. لِنَعْلَمَthat We make evidentlinaʿlama
  21. مَن(he) whoman
  22. يَتَّبِعُfollowsyattabiʿu
  23. ٱلرَّسُولَthe Messengerl-rasūla
  24. مِمَّنfrom (he) whomimman
  25. يَنقَلِبُturns backyanqalibu
  26. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  27. عَقِبَيْهِ ۚhis heelsʿaqibayhi
  28. وَإِنAnd indeedwa-in
  29. كَانَتْit waskānat
  30. لَكَبِيرَةًcertainly a great (test)lakabīratan
  31. إِلَّاexceptillā
  32. عَلَىforʿalā
  33. ٱلَّذِينَthose whomalladhīna
  34. هَدَىguidedhadā
  35. ٱللَّهُ ۗ(by) Allahl-lahu
  36. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  37. كَانَwillkāna
  38. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  39. لِيُضِيعَlet go wasteliyuḍīʿa
  40. إِيمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚyour faithīmānakum
  41. إِنَّIndeedinna
  42. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  43. بِٱلنَّاسِ(is) to [the] mankindbil-nāsi
  44. لَرَءُوفٌۭFull of Kindnesslaraūfun
  45. رَّحِيمٌۭMost Mercifulraḥīmun

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