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Quran Maqasid

Surah Az-Zumar, verse 16

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لهم من فوقهم ظلل من النار ومن تحتهم ظلل ذلك يخوف الله به عباده يا عباد فاتقون

They shall have Layers Of Fire above them, And Layers (of Fire) Below them: with this Doth God warn off His Servants: "O My Servants! Then fear ye Me!"

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  • Verse 16 of 75
  • Juz 23
  • Page 460

Word by word

  1. لَهُمFor themlahum
  2. مِّنfrommin
  3. فَوْقِهِمْabove themfawqihim
  4. ظُلَلٌۭcoveringsẓulalun
  5. مِّنَofmina
  6. ٱلنَّارِthe Firel-nāri
  7. وَمِنand fromwamin
  8. تَحْتِهِمْbelow themtaḥtihim
  9. ظُلَلٌۭ ۚcoveringsẓulalun
  10. ذَٰلِكَ(With) thatdhālika
  11. يُخَوِّفُthreatensyukhawwifu
  12. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  13. بِهِۦ[with it]bihi
  14. عِبَادَهُۥ ۚHis slavesʿibādahu
  15. يَـٰعِبَادِO My slavesyāʿibādi
  16. فَٱتَّقُونِSo fear Mefa-ittaqūni

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