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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 41

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مثل الذين اتخذوا من دون الله اولياء كمثل العنكبوت اتخذت بيتا وان اوهن البيوت لبيت العنكبوت لو كانوا يعلمون

The parable of those who Take protectors other than God Is that of the Spider, Who builds (to itself) A house; but truly The flimsiest of houses Is the Spider's house;— If they but knew.

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  • Verse 41 of 69
  • Juz 20
  • Page 401

Word by word

  1. مَثَلُ(The) examplemathalu
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  3. ٱتَّخَذُوا۟takeittakhadhū
  4. مِنbesidesmin
  5. دُونِbesidesdūni
  6. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  7. أَوْلِيَآءَprotectorsawliyāa
  8. كَمَثَلِ(is) likekamathali
  9. ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِthe spiderl-ʿankabūti
  10. ٱتَّخَذَتْwho takesittakhadhat
  11. بَيْتًۭا ۖa housebaytan
  12. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  13. أَوْهَنَthe weakestawhana
  14. ٱلْبُيُوتِ(of) housesl-buyūti
  15. لَبَيْتُ(is) surely (the) houselabaytu
  16. ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ(of) the spiderl-ʿankabūti
  17. لَوْif (only)law
  18. كَانُوا۟theykānū
  19. يَعْلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

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