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Quran Maqasid

Surah Fatir, verse 22

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وما يستوي الاحياء ولا الاموات ان الله يسمع من يشاء وما انت بمسمع من في القبور

Nor are alike those That are living and those That are dead. God can Make any that He wills To hear; but thou Canst not make those To hear who are (Buried) in graves.

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  • Verse 22 of 45
  • Juz 22
  • Page 437

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. يَسْتَوِىequalyastawī
  3. ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ(are) the livingl-aḥyāu
  4. وَلَاand notwalā
  5. ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚthe deadl-amwātu
  6. إِنَّIndeedinna
  7. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  8. يُسْمِعُcauses to hearyus'miʿu
  9. مَنwhomman
  10. يَشَآءُ ۖHe willsyashāu
  11. وَمَآand notwamā
  12. أَنتَyouanta
  13. بِمُسْمِعٍۢcan make hearbimus'miʿin
  14. مَّن(those) whoman
  15. فِى(are) infī
  16. ٱلْقُبُورِthe gravesl-qubūri

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