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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 17

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انما تعبدون من دون الله اوثانا وتخلقون افكا ان الذين تعبدون من دون الله لا يملكون لكم رزقا فابتغوا عند الله الرزق واعبدوه واشكروا له اليه ترجعون

"For ye do worship idols Besides God, and ye invent Falsehood. The things that ye Worship besides God have No power to give you sustenance: Then seek ye sustenance From God, serve Him, And be grateful to Him: To Him will be your return.

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  • Verse 17 of 69
  • Juz 20
  • Page 398

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. تَعْبُدُونَyou worshiptaʿbudūna
  3. مِنbesidesmin
  4. دُونِbesidesdūni
  5. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  6. أَوْثَـٰنًۭاidolsawthānan
  7. وَتَخْلُقُونَand you createwatakhluqūna
  8. إِفْكًا ۚfalsehoodif'kan
  9. إِنَّIndeedinna
  10. ٱلَّذِينَthose whomalladhīna
  11. تَعْبُدُونَyou worshiptaʿbudūna
  12. مِنbesidesmin
  13. دُونِbesidesdūni
  14. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  15. لَا(do) notlā
  16. يَمْلِكُونَpossessyamlikūna
  17. لَكُمْfor youlakum
  18. رِزْقًۭاany provisionriz'qan
  19. فَٱبْتَغُوا۟So seekfa-ib'taghū
  20. عِندَfromʿinda
  21. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  22. ٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionl-riz'qa
  23. وَٱعْبُدُوهُand worship Himwa-uʿ'budūhu
  24. وَٱشْكُرُوا۟and be gratefulwa-ush'kurū
  25. لَهُۥٓ ۖto Himlahu
  26. إِلَيْهِTo Himilayhi
  27. تُرْجَعُونَyou will be returnedtur'jaʿūna

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