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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ar-Rum, verse 42

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قل سيروا في الارض فانظروا كيف كان عاقبة الذين من قبل كان اكثرهم مشركين

Say: "Travel through the earth And see what was the End Of those before (you): Most of them worshipped Others besides God."

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  • Verse 42 of 60
  • Juz 21
  • Page 409

Word by word

  1. قُلْSayqul
  2. سِيرُوا۟Travelsīrū
  3. فِىinfī
  4. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  5. فَٱنظُرُوا۟and seefa-unẓurū
  6. كَيْفَhowkayfa
  7. كَانَwaskāna
  8. عَـٰقِبَةُ(the) endʿāqibatu
  9. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  10. مِن(were) beforemin
  11. قَبْلُ ۚ(were) beforeqablu
  12. كَانَMost of them werekāna
  13. أَكْثَرُهُمMost of them wereaktharuhum
  14. مُّشْرِكِينَpolytheistsmush'rikīna

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