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Quran Maqasid

Surah As-Saffat, verse 30

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Without diacritics

وما كان لنا عليكم من سلطان بل كنتم قوما طاغين

"Nor had we any authority Over you. Nay, it was Ye who were a people In obstinate rebellion!

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  • Verse 30 of 182
  • Juz 23
  • Page 447

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كَانَwaskāna
  3. لَنَاfor uslanā
  4. عَلَيْكُمover youʿalaykum
  5. مِّنanymin
  6. سُلْطَـٰنٍۭ ۖauthoritysul'ṭānin
  7. بَلْNaybal
  8. كُنتُمْyou werekuntum
  9. قَوْمًۭاa peopleqawman
  10. طَـٰغِينَtransgressingṭāghīna

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