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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 221

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ولا تنكحوا المشركات حتى يؤمن ولامة مؤمنة خير من مشركة ولو اعجبتكم ولا تنكحوا المشركين حتى يؤمنوا ولعبد مؤمن خير من مشرك ولو اعجبكم اولئك يدعون الى النار والله يدعو الى الجنة والمغفرة باذنه ويبين اياته للناس لعلهم يتذكرون

Do not marry Unbelieving women (idolaters), Until they believe: A slave woman who believes Is better than an unbelieving woman, Even though she allure you. Nor marry (your girls) To unbelievers until They believe: A man slave who believes Is better than an unbeliever, Even though he allure you. Unbelievers do (but) Beckon you to the Fire. But God beckons by His Grace To the Garden (of Bliss) And forgiveness, And makes His Signs Clear to mankind: That they may Celebrate His praise.

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  • Verse 221 of 286
  • Juz 2
  • Page 35

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَنكِحُوا۟[you] marrytankiḥū
  3. ٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ[the] polytheistic womenl-mush'rikāti
  4. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  5. يُؤْمِنَّ ۚthey believeyu'minna
  6. وَلَأَمَةٌۭAnd a bondwomanwala-amatun
  7. مُّؤْمِنَةٌ(who is) believingmu'minatun
  8. خَيْرٌۭ(is) betterkhayrun
  9. مِّنthanmin
  10. مُّشْرِكَةٍۢa polytheistic womanmush'rikatin
  11. وَلَوْ[and] even ifwalaw
  12. أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗshe pleases youaʿjabatkum
  13. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  14. تُنكِحُوا۟give in marriage (your women)tunkiḥū
  15. ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ(to) [the] polytheistic menl-mush'rikīna
  16. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  17. يُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚthey believeyu'minū
  18. وَلَعَبْدٌۭand a bondmanwalaʿabdun
  19. مُّؤْمِنٌ(who is) believingmu'minun
  20. خَيْرٌۭ(is) betterkhayrun
  21. مِّنthanmin
  22. مُّشْرِكٍۢa polytheistic manmush'rikin
  23. وَلَوْ[and] even ifwalaw
  24. أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗhe pleases youaʿjabakum
  25. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ[Those]ulāika
  26. يَدْعُونَthey inviteyadʿūna
  27. إِلَىtoilā
  28. ٱلنَّارِ ۖthe Firel-nāri
  29. وَٱللَّهُand Allahwal-lahu
  30. يَدْعُوٓا۟invitesyadʿū
  31. إِلَىtoilā
  32. ٱلْجَنَّةِParadisel-janati
  33. وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِand [the] forgivenesswal-maghfirati
  34. بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖby His permissionbi-idh'nihi
  35. وَيُبَيِّنُAnd He makes clearwayubayyinu
  36. ءَايَـٰتِهِۦHis Versesāyātihi
  37. لِلنَّاسِfor the peoplelilnnāsi
  38. لَعَلَّهُمْso that they maylaʿallahum
  39. يَتَذَكَّرُونَtake heedyatadhakkarūna

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