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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nur, verse 3

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Without diacritics

الزاني لا ينكح الا زانية او مشركة والزانية لا ينكحها الا زان او مشرك وحرم ذلك على المؤمنين

Let no man guilty of Adultery or fornication marry Any but a woman Similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: Nor let any but such a man Or an Unbeliever Marry such a woman: To the Believers such a thing Is forbidden.

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  • Verse 3 of 64
  • Juz 18
  • Page 350

Word by word

  1. ٱلزَّانِىThe fornicatoral-zānī
  2. لَا(will) notlā
  3. يَنكِحُmarryyankiḥu
  4. إِلَّاexceptillā
  5. زَانِيَةًa fornicatresszāniyatan
  6. أَوْoraw
  7. مُشْرِكَةًۭa polytheist womanmush'rikatan
  8. وَٱلزَّانِيَةُand the fornicatress wal-zāniyatu
  9. لَا(will) notlā
  10. يَنكِحُهَآmarry heryankiḥuhā
  11. إِلَّاexceptillā
  12. زَانٍa fornicatorzānin
  13. أَوْoraw
  14. مُشْرِكٌۭ ۚa polytheist manmush'rikun
  15. وَحُرِّمَAnd is forbiddenwaḥurrima
  16. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  17. عَلَىtoʿalā
  18. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersl-mu'minīna

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