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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 71

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Without diacritics

يا اهل الكتاب لم تلبسون الحق بالباطل وتكتمون الحق وانتم تعلمون

Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with falsehood, And conceal the Truth, While ye have knowledge?

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  • Verse 71 of 200
  • Juz 3
  • Page 59

Word by word

  1. يَـٰٓأَهْلَO Peopleyāahla
  2. ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  3. لِمَWhylima
  4. تَلْبِسُونَdo you mixtalbisūna
  5. ٱلْحَقَّthe truthl-ḥaqa
  6. بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِwith the falsehoodbil-bāṭili
  7. وَتَكْتُمُونَand concealwataktumūna
  8. ٱلْحَقَّthe truthl-ḥaqa
  9. وَأَنتُمْwhile youwa-antum
  10. تَعْلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

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