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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 149

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ومن حيث خرجت فول وجهك شطر المسجد الحرام وانه للحق من ربك وما الله بغافل عما تعملون

From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction Of the Sacred Mosque; That is indeed the truth From thy Lord. And God Is not unmindful Of what ye do.

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  • Verse 149 of 286
  • Juz 2
  • Page 23

Word by word

  1. وَمِنْAnd fromwamin
  2. حَيْثُwhereverḥaythu
  3. خَرَجْتَyou start forthkharajta
  4. فَوَلِّ[so] turnfawalli
  5. وَجْهَكَyour facewajhaka
  6. شَطْرَ(in the) directionshaṭra
  7. ٱلْمَسْجِدِ(of) Al-Masjidl-masjidi
  8. ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖAl-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  9. وَإِنَّهُۥAnd indeed, itwa-innahu
  10. لَلْحَقُّ(is) surely the truthlalḥaqqu
  11. مِنfrommin
  12. رَّبِّكَ ۗyour Lordrabbika
  13. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  14. ٱللَّهُ(is) Allahl-lahu
  15. بِغَـٰفِلٍunawarebighāfilin
  16. عَمَّاof whatʿammā
  17. تَعْمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna

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