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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 18

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Without diacritics

وان تكذبوا فقد كذب امم من قبلكم وما على الرسول الا البلاغ المبين

"And if ye reject (the Message), So did generations before you: And the duty of the apostle Is only to preach publicly (And clearly)."

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  • Verse 18 of 69
  • Juz 20
  • Page 398

Word by word

  1. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  2. تُكَذِّبُوا۟you denytukadhibū
  3. فَقَدْthen verilyfaqad
  4. كَذَّبَdeniedkadhaba
  5. أُمَمٌۭ(the) nationsumamun
  6. مِّنbefore youmin
  7. قَبْلِكُمْ ۖbefore youqablikum
  8. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  9. عَلَى(is) onʿalā
  10. ٱلرَّسُولِthe Messengerl-rasūli
  11. إِلَّاexceptillā
  12. ٱلْبَلَـٰغُthe conveyancel-balāghu
  13. ٱلْمُبِينُclearl-mubīnu

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