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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 8

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Without diacritics

ووصينا الانسان بوالديه حسنا وان جاهداك لتشرك بي ما ليس لك به علم فلا تطعهما الي مرجعكم فانبئكم بما كنتم تعملون

We have enjoined on man Kindness to parents: but if They (either of them) strive (To force) thee to join With Me (in worship) Anything of which thou hast No knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return To Me, and I will Tell you (the truth) Of all that ye did.

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  • Verse 8 of 69
  • Juz 20
  • Page 397

Word by word

  1. وَوَصَّيْنَاAnd We have enjoinedwawaṣṣaynā
  2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ(on) manl-insāna
  3. بِوَٰلِدَيْهِgoodness to his parentsbiwālidayhi
  4. حُسْنًۭا ۖgoodness to his parentsḥus'nan
  5. وَإِنbut ifwa-in
  6. جَـٰهَدَاكَthey both strive against youjāhadāka
  7. لِتُشْرِكَto make you associatelitush'rika
  8. بِىwith Mebī
  9. مَاwhatmā
  10. لَيْسَnotlaysa
  11. لَكَyou havelaka
  12. بِهِۦof itbihi
  13. عِلْمٌۭany knowledgeʿil'mun
  14. فَلَاthen (do) notfalā
  15. تُطِعْهُمَآ ۚobey both of themtuṭiʿ'humā
  16. إِلَىَّTo Meilayya
  17. مَرْجِعُكُمْ(is) your returnmarjiʿukum
  18. فَأُنَبِّئُكُمand I will inform youfa-unabbi-ukum
  19. بِمَاabout whatbimā
  20. كُنتُمْyou usedkuntum
  21. تَعْمَلُونَ(to) dotaʿmalūna

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