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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 169

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Without diacritics

انما يامركم بالسوء والفحشاء وان تقولوا على الله ما لا تعلمون

For he commands you What is evil And shameful, And that ye should say Of God that of which Ye have no knowledge.

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  • Verse 169 of 286
  • Juz 2
  • Page 25

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. يَأْمُرُكُمhe commands youyamurukum
  3. بِٱلسُّوٓءِto (do) the evilbil-sūi
  4. وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِand the shamefulwal-faḥshāi
  5. وَأَنand thatwa-an
  6. تَقُولُوا۟you saytaqūlū
  7. عَلَىaboutʿalā
  8. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  9. مَاwhatmā
  10. لَاnotlā
  11. تَعْلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūna

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