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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Hajj, verse 36

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والبدن جعلناها لكم من شعائر الله لكم فيها خير فاذكروا اسم الله عليها صواف فاذا وجبت جنوبها فكلوا منها واطعموا القانع والمعتر كذلك سخرناها لكم لعلكم تشكرون

The sacrificial camels We have made for you As among the symbols from God: in them is (much) Good for you: then pronounce The name of God over them As they line up (for sacrifice): When they are down On their sides (after slaughter), Eat ye thereof, and feed Such as (beg not but) Live in contentment, And such as beg With due humility: thus have We made animals subject To you, that ye May be grateful.

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  • Verse 36 of 78
  • Juz 17
  • Page 336

Word by word

  1. وَٱلْبُدْنَAnd the camels and cattle wal-bud'na
  2. جَعَلْنَـٰهَاWe have made themjaʿalnāhā
  3. لَكُمfor youlakum
  4. مِّنamongmin
  5. شَعَـٰٓئِرِ(the) Symbolsshaʿāiri
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. لَكُمْfor youlakum
  8. فِيهَاthereinfīhā
  9. خَيْرٌۭ ۖ(is) goodkhayrun
  10. فَٱذْكُرُوا۟So mentionfa-udh'kurū
  11. ٱسْمَ(the) nameis'ma
  12. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  13. عَلَيْهَاover themʿalayhā
  14. صَوَآفَّ ۖ(when) lined upṣawāffa
  15. فَإِذَاand whenfa-idhā
  16. وَجَبَتْare downwajabat
  17. جُنُوبُهَاtheir sidesjunūbuhā
  18. فَكُلُوا۟then eatfakulū
  19. مِنْهَاfrom themmin'hā
  20. وَأَطْعِمُوا۟and feedwa-aṭʿimū
  21. ٱلْقَانِعَthe needy who do not askl-qāniʿa
  22. وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ ۚand the needy who askwal-muʿ'tara
  23. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  24. سَخَّرْنَـٰهَاWe have subjected themsakharnāhā
  25. لَكُمْto youlakum
  26. لَعَلَّكُمْso that you maylaʿallakum
  27. تَشْكُرُونَbe gratefultashkurūna

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