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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 67

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واذ قال موسى لقومه ان الله يامركم ان تذبحوا بقرة قالوا اتتخذنا هزوا قال اعوذ بالله ان اكون من الجاهلين

And remember Moses said To his people: "God commands That ye sacrifice a heifer." They said: "Makest thou A laughing-stock of us?" He said: "God save me From being an ignorant (fool)!"

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  • Verse 67 of 286
  • Juz 1
  • Page 10

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  1. وَإِذْAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قَالَsaidqāla
  3. مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
  4. لِقَوْمِهِۦٓto his peopleliqawmihi
  5. إِنَّIndeedinna
  6. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  7. يَأْمُرُكُمْcommands youyamurukum
  8. أَنthatan
  9. تَذْبَحُوا۟you slaughtertadhbaḥū
  10. بَقَرَةًۭ ۖa cowbaqaratan
  11. قَالُوٓا۟They saidqālū
  12. أَتَتَّخِذُنَاDo you take usatattakhidhunā
  13. هُزُوًۭا ۖ(in) ridiculehuzuwan
  14. قَالَHe saidqāla
  15. أَعُوذُI seek refugeaʿūdhu
  16. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  17. أَنْthatan
  18. أَكُونَI beakūna
  19. مِنَamongmina
  20. ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَthe ignorantl-jāhilīna

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