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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 16

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وابراهيم اذ قال لقومه اعبدوا الله واتقوه ذلكم خير لكم ان كنتم تعلمون

And (We also saved) Abraham: behold, he said To his people, "Serve God And fear Him: that Will be best for you If ye understand!

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  • Verse 16 of 69
  • Juz 20
  • Page 398

Word by word

  1. وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَAnd Ibrahim wa-ib'rāhīma
  2. إِذْwhenidh
  3. قَالَhe saidqāla
  4. لِقَوْمِهِto his peopleliqawmihi
  5. ٱعْبُدُوا۟Worshipuʿ'budū
  6. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  7. وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۖand fear Himwa-ittaqūhu
  8. ذَٰلِكُمْThatdhālikum
  9. خَيْرٌۭ(is) betterkhayrun
  10. لَّكُمْfor youlakum
  11. إِنifin
  12. كُنتُمْyoukuntum
  13. تَعْلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

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