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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 30

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واذ قال ربك للملائكة اني جاعل في الارض خليفة قالوا اتجعل فيها من يفسد فيها ويسفك الدماء ونحن نسبح بحمدك ونقدس لك قال اني اعلم ما لا تعلمون

Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create A vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make Mischief therein and shed blood?— Whilst we do celebrate Thy praises And glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."

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  • Verse 30 of 286
  • Juz 1
  • Page 6

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قَالَsaidqāla
  3. رَبُّكَyour Lordrabbuka
  4. لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِto the angelslil'malāikati
  5. إِنِّىIndeed, I (am)innī
  6. جَاعِلٌۭgoing to placejāʿilun
  7. فِىinfī
  8. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  9. خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖa vicegerentkhalīfatan
  10. قَالُوٓا۟they saidqālū
  11. أَتَجْعَلُWill You placeatajʿalu
  12. فِيهَاin itfīhā
  13. مَن(one) whoman
  14. يُفْسِدُwill spread corruptionyuf'sidu
  15. فِيهَاin itfīhā
  16. وَيَسْفِكُand will shedwayasfiku
  17. ٱلدِّمَآءَ[the] blood[s]l-dimāa
  18. وَنَحْنُwhile wewanaḥnu
  19. نُسَبِّحُ[we] glorify (You)nusabbiḥu
  20. بِحَمْدِكَwith Your praisesbiḥamdika
  21. وَنُقَدِّسُand we sanctifywanuqaddisu
  22. لَكَ ۖ[to] Youlaka
  23. قَالَHe saidqāla
  24. إِنِّىٓIndeed, Iinnī
  25. أَعْلَمُ[I] knowaʿlamu
  26. مَاwhatmā
  27. لَاnotlā
  28. تَعْلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūna

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