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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 38

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Without diacritics

ما كان على النبي من حرج فيما فرض الله له سنة الله في الذين خلوا من قبل وكان امر الله قدرا مقدورا

There can be no difficulty To the Prophet in what God has indicated to him As a duty. It was The practice (approved) of God Amongst those of old That have passed away. And the command of God Is a decree determined.

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  • Verse 38 of 73
  • Juz 22
  • Page 423

Word by word

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. كَانَ(there can) bekāna
  3. عَلَىuponʿalā
  4. ٱلنَّبِىِّthe Prophetl-nabiyi
  5. مِنْanymin
  6. حَرَجٍۢdiscomfortḥarajin
  7. فِيمَاin whatfīmā
  8. فَرَضَAllah has imposedfaraḍa
  9. ٱللَّهُAllah has imposedl-lahu
  10. لَهُۥ ۖon himlahu
  11. سُنَّةَ(That is the) Waysunnata
  12. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  13. فِىconcerningfī
  14. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  15. خَلَوْا۟passed awaykhalaw
  16. مِنbeforemin
  17. قَبْلُ ۚbeforeqablu
  18. وَكَانَAnd iswakāna
  19. أَمْرُ(the) Commandamru
  20. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  21. قَدَرًۭاa decreeqadaran
  22. مَّقْدُورًاdestinedmaqdūran

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