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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anbya, verse 16

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Without diacritics

وما خلقنا السماء والارض وما بينهما لاعبين

Not for (idle) sport did We Create the heavens and the earth And all that is between!

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  • Verse 16 of 112
  • Juz 17
  • Page 323

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. خَلَقْنَاWe createdkhalaqnā
  3. ٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavensl-samāa
  4. وَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthwal-arḍa
  5. وَمَاand whatwamā
  6. بَيْنَهُمَا(is) between thembaynahumā
  7. لَـٰعِبِينَ(for) playinglāʿibīna

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