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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Naml, verse 45

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ولقد ارسلنا الى ثمود اخاهم صالحا ان اعبدوا الله فاذا هم فريقان يختصمون

We sent (aforetime), To the Thamūd, their brother Ṣaliḥ, saying, "Serve God": But behold, they became Two factions quarrelling With each other.

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  • Verse 45 of 93
  • Juz 19
  • Page 381

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. أَرْسَلْنَآWe sentarsalnā
  3. إِلَىٰtoilā
  4. ثَمُودَThamudthamūda
  5. أَخَاهُمْtheir brotherakhāhum
  6. صَـٰلِحًاSalihṣāliḥan
  7. أَنِthatani
  8. ٱعْبُدُوا۟Worshipuʿ'budū
  9. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  10. فَإِذَاThen beholdfa-idhā
  11. هُمْTheyhum
  12. فَرِيقَانِ(became) two partiesfarīqāni
  13. يَخْتَصِمُونَquarrelingyakhtaṣimūna

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