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Quran Maqasid

Surah Fatir, verse 42

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واقسموا بالله جهد ايمانهم لئن جاءهم نذير ليكونن اهدى من احدى الامم فلما جاءهم نذير ما زادهم الا نفورا

They swore their strongest oaths By God that if a warner Came to them, they would Follow his guidance better Than any (other) of the Peoples: But when a warner came To them, it has only Increased their flight (From righteousness),—

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  • Verse 42 of 45
  • Juz 22
  • Page 439

Word by word

  1. وَأَقْسَمُوا۟And they sworewa-aqsamū
  2. بِٱللَّهِby Allahbil-lahi
  3. جَهْدَ(the) strongestjahda
  4. أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ(of) their oathsaymānihim
  5. لَئِنthat ifla-in
  6. جَآءَهُمْcame to themjāahum
  7. نَذِيرٌۭa warnernadhīrun
  8. لَّيَكُونُنَّsurely, they would belayakūnunna
  9. أَهْدَىٰmore guidedahdā
  10. مِنْthanmin
  11. إِحْدَىanyiḥ'dā
  12. ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ(of) the nationsl-umami
  13. فَلَمَّاBut whenfalammā
  14. جَآءَهُمْcame to themjāahum
  15. نَذِيرٌۭa warnernadhīrun
  16. مَّاnotmā
  17. زَادَهُمْit increased themzādahum
  18. إِلَّاbutillā
  19. نُفُورًا(in) aversionnufūran

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