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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 170

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واذا قيل لهم اتبعوا ما انزل الله قالوا بل نتبع ما الفينا عليه اباءنا اولو كان اباؤهم لا يعقلون شيئا ولا يهتدون

When it is said to them: "Follow what God hath revealed:" They say: "Nay! we shall follow The ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers Were void of wisdom and guidance?

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  • Verse 170 of 286
  • Juz 2
  • Page 26

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. قِيلَit is saidqīla
  3. لَهُمُto themlahumu
  4. ٱتَّبِعُوا۟Followittabiʿū
  5. مَآwhatmā
  6. أَنزَلَhas revealedanzala
  7. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  8. قَالُوا۟they saidqālū
  9. بَلْNaybal
  10. نَتَّبِعُwe follownattabiʿu
  11. مَآwhatmā
  12. أَلْفَيْنَاwe foundalfaynā
  13. عَلَيْهِ[on it]ʿalayhi
  14. ءَابَآءَنَآ ۗour forefathers (following)ābāanā
  15. أَوَلَوْEven thoughawalaw
  16. كَانَ[were]kāna
  17. ءَابَآؤُهُمْtheir forefathersābāuhum
  18. لَا(did) notlā
  19. يَعْقِلُونَunderstandyaʿqilūna
  20. شَيْـًۭٔاanythingshayan
  21. وَلَاand notwalā
  22. يَهْتَدُونَwere they guidedyahtadūna

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