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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nur, verse 13

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لولا جاءوا عليه باربعة شهداء فاذ لم ياتوا بالشهداء فاولئك عند الله هم الكاذبون

Why did they not bring Four witnesses to prove it? When they have not brought The witnesses, such men, In the sight of God, (Stand forth) themselves as liars!

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  • Verse 13 of 64
  • Juz 18
  • Page 351

Word by word

  1. لَّوْلَاWhy (did) notlawlā
  2. جَآءُوthey bringjāū
  3. عَلَيْهِfor itʿalayhi
  4. بِأَرْبَعَةِfourbi-arbaʿati
  5. شُهَدَآءَ ۚwitnessesshuhadāa
  6. فَإِذْThen whenfa-idh
  7. لَمْnotlam
  8. يَأْتُوا۟they broughtyatū
  9. بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِthe witnessesbil-shuhadāi
  10. فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَthen thosefa-ulāika
  11. عِندَnear Allahʿinda
  12. ٱللَّهِnear Allahl-lahi
  13. هُمُtheyhumu
  14. ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ(are) the liarsl-kādhibūna

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