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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 263

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قول معروف ومغفرة خير من صدقة يتبعها اذى والله غني حليم

Kind words And the covering of faults Are better than charity Followed by injury. God is Free of all wants, And He is most Forbearing.

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  • Verse 263 of 286
  • Juz 3
  • Page 44

Word by word

  1. ۞ قَوْلٌۭA wordqawlun
  2. مَّعْرُوفٌۭkindmaʿrūfun
  3. وَمَغْفِرَةٌand (seeking) forgivenesswamaghfiratun
  4. خَيْرٌۭ(are) betterkhayrun
  5. مِّنthanmin
  6. صَدَقَةٍۢa charityṣadaqatin
  7. يَتْبَعُهَآfollowed [it]yatbaʿuhā
  8. أَذًۭى ۗ(by) hurtadhan
  9. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  10. غَنِىٌّ(is) All-Sufficientghaniyyun
  11. حَلِيمٌۭAll-Forbearingḥalīmun

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