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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 5

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ادعوهم لابائهم هو اقسط عند الله فان لم تعلموا اباءهم فاخوانكم في الدين ومواليكم وليس عليكم جناح فيما اخطاتم به ولكن ما تعمدت قلوبكم وكان الله غفورا رحيما

Call them by (the names Of) their fathers: that is Juster in the sight of God. But if ye know not Their father's (names, call Them) your Brothers in faith, Or your Maulās. But there is no blame On you if ye make A mistake therein: (What counts is) The intention of your hearts: And god is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

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  • Verse 5 of 73
  • Juz 21
  • Page 418

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  1. ٱدْعُوهُمْCall themid'ʿūhum
  2. لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْby their fathersliābāihim
  3. هُوَithuwa
  4. أَقْسَطُ(is) more justaqsaṭu
  5. عِندَnearʿinda
  6. ٱللَّهِ ۚAllahl-lahi
  7. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  8. لَّمْnotlam
  9. تَعْلَمُوٓا۟you knowtaʿlamū
  10. ءَابَآءَهُمْtheir fathers ābāahum
  11. فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْthen (they are) your brothersfa-ikh'wānukum
  12. فِىinfī
  13. ٱلدِّينِ[the] religionl-dīni
  14. وَمَوَٰلِيكُمْ ۚand your friendswamawālīkum
  15. وَلَيْسَBut not iswalaysa
  16. عَلَيْكُمْupon youʿalaykum
  17. جُنَاحٌۭany blamejunāḥun
  18. فِيمَآin whatfīmā
  19. أَخْطَأْتُمyou made a mistakeakhṭatum
  20. بِهِۦin itbihi
  21. وَلَـٰكِنbutwalākin
  22. مَّاwhatmā
  23. تَعَمَّدَتْintendedtaʿammadat
  24. قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚyour heartsqulūbukum
  25. وَكَانَAnd Allahwakāna
  26. ٱللَّهُAnd Allahl-lahu
  27. غَفُورًۭا(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūran
  28. رَّحِيمًاMost Mercifulraḥīman

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