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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Naml, verse 24

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وجدتها وقومها يسجدون للشمس من دون الله وزين لهم الشيطان اعمالهم فصدهم عن السبيل فهم لا يهتدون

"I found her and her people Worshipping the sun besides God: Satan has made their deeds Seem pleasing in their eyes, And has kept them away From the Path,—so They receive no guidance,—

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  • Verse 24 of 93
  • Juz 19
  • Page 379

Word by word

  1. وَجَدتُّهَاAnd I found herwajadttuhā
  2. وَقَوْمَهَاand her peoplewaqawmahā
  3. يَسْجُدُونَprostratingyasjudūna
  4. لِلشَّمْسِto the sunlilshamsi
  5. مِنinstead of Allahmin
  6. دُونِinstead of Allahdūni
  7. ٱللَّهِinstead of Allahl-lahi
  8. وَزَيَّنَand has made fair-seemingwazayyana
  9. لَهُمُto themlahumu
  10. ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُthe Shaitaanl-shayṭānu
  11. أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْtheir deedsaʿmālahum
  12. فَصَدَّهُمْand averted themfaṣaddahum
  13. عَنِfromʿani
  14. ٱلسَّبِيلِthe Wayl-sabīli
  15. فَهُمْso theyfahum
  16. لَا(are) notlā
  17. يَهْتَدُونَguidedyahtadūna

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