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Quran Maqasid

Surah Az-Zumar, verse 23

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الله نزل احسن الحديث كتابا متشابها مثاني تقشعر منه جلود الذين يخشون ربهم ثم تلين جلودهم وقلوبهم الى ذكر الله ذلك هدى الله يهدي به من يشاء ومن يضلل الله فما له من هاد

God has revealed (From time to time) The most beautiful Message In the form of a Book, Consistent with itself, (Yet) repeating (its teaching In various aspects): The skins of those who Fear their Lord tremble Thereat; then their skins And their hearts do soften To the celebration of God's praises. Such is The guidance of God: He guides therewith Whom He pleases, but such As God leaves to stray, Can have none to guide.

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  • Verse 23 of 75
  • Juz 23
  • Page 461

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  1. ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. نَزَّلَhas revealednazzala
  3. أَحْسَنَ(the) bestaḥsana
  4. ٱلْحَدِيثِ(of) [the] statement l-ḥadīthi
  5. كِتَـٰبًۭاa Bookkitāban
  6. مُّتَشَـٰبِهًۭا(its parts) resembling each othermutashābihan
  7. مَّثَانِىَoft-repeatedmathāniya
  8. تَقْشَعِرُّShivertaqshaʿirru
  9. مِنْهُfrom itmin'hu
  10. جُلُودُ(the) skinsjulūdu
  11. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  12. يَخْشَوْنَfearyakhshawna
  13. رَبَّهُمْtheir Lordrabbahum
  14. ثُمَّthenthumma
  15. تَلِينُrelaxtalīnu
  16. جُلُودُهُمْtheir skinsjulūduhum
  17. وَقُلُوبُهُمْand their heartswaqulūbuhum
  18. إِلَىٰatilā
  19. ذِكْرِ(the) remembrancedhik'ri
  20. ٱللَّهِ ۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  21. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  22. هُدَى(is the) guidancehudā
  23. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  24. يَهْدِىHe guidesyahdī
  25. بِهِۦwith itbihi
  26. مَنwhomman
  27. يَشَآءُ ۚHe willsyashāu
  28. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  29. يُضْلِلِAllah lets go astrayyuḍ'lili
  30. ٱللَّهُAllah lets go astrayl-lahu
  31. فَمَاthen notfamā
  32. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  33. مِنْanymin
  34. هَادٍguidehādin

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