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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 42

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واذ قالت الملائكة يا مريم ان الله اصطفاك وطهرك واصطفاك على نساء العالمين

Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! God hath chosen thee And purified thee—chosen thee Above the women of all nations.

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  • Verse 42 of 200
  • Juz 3
  • Page 55

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قَالَتِsaidqālati
  3. ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
  4. يَـٰمَرْيَمُO Maryamyāmaryamu
  5. إِنَّIndeedinna
  6. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  7. ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ(has) chosen youiṣ'ṭafāki
  8. وَطَهَّرَكِand purified youwaṭahharaki
  9. وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِand chosen youwa-iṣ'ṭafāki
  10. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  11. نِسَآءِ(the) womennisāi
  12. ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ(of) the worldsl-ʿālamīna

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