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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 48

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Without diacritics

وما كنت تتلو من قبله من كتاب ولا تخطه بيمينك اذا لارتاب المبطلون

And thou wast not (able) To recite a Book before This (Book came), nor art thou (Able) to transcribe it With thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would The talkers of vanities Have doubted.

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  • Verse 48 of 69
  • Juz 21
  • Page 402

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كُنتَ(did) youkunta
  3. تَتْلُوا۟recitetatlū
  4. مِنbefore itmin
  5. قَبْلِهِۦbefore itqablihi
  6. مِنanymin
  7. كِتَـٰبٍۢBookkitābin
  8. وَلَاand notwalā
  9. تَخُطُّهُۥ(did) you write ittakhuṭṭuhu
  10. بِيَمِينِكَ ۖwith your right handbiyamīnika
  11. إِذًۭاin that caseidhan
  12. لَّٱرْتَابَsurely (would) have doubtedla-ir'tāba
  13. ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَthe falsifiersl-mub'ṭilūna

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