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Quran Maqasid

Surah Saba, verse 21

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وما كان له عليهم من سلطان الا لنعلم من يؤمن بالاخرة ممن هو منها في شك وربك على كل شيء حفيظ

But he had no authority Over them,—except that We Might test the man who Believes in the Hereafter From him who is in doubt Concerning it: and thy Lord Doth watch over all things.

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  • Verse 21 of 54
  • Juz 22
  • Page 430

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كَانَwaskāna
  3. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  4. عَلَيْهِمover themʿalayhim
  5. مِّنanymin
  6. سُلْطَـٰنٍauthoritysul'ṭānin
  7. إِلَّاexceptillā
  8. لِنَعْلَمَthat We (might) make evidentlinaʿlama
  9. مَنwhoman
  10. يُؤْمِنُbelievesyu'minu
  11. بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِin the Hereafterbil-ākhirati
  12. مِمَّنْfrom (one) whomimman
  13. هُوَ[he]huwa
  14. مِنْهَاabout itmin'hā
  15. فِى(is) infī
  16. شَكٍّۢ ۗdoubtshakkin
  17. وَرَبُّكَAnd your Lordwarabbuka
  18. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  19. كُلِّallkulli
  20. شَىْءٍthingsshayin
  21. حَفِيظٌۭ(is) a Guardianḥafīẓun

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