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Quran Maqasid

Surah Az-Zumar, verse 4

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لو اراد الله ان يتخذ ولدا لاصطفى مما يخلق ما يشاء سبحانه هو الله الواحد القهار

Had God wished To take to Himself A son, He could have Chosen whom He pleased Out of those whom He Doth create: but Glory Be to Him! (He is above Such things.) He is God, The One, the Irresistible.

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  • Verse 4 of 75
  • Juz 23
  • Page 458

Word by word

  1. لَّوْIflaw
  2. أَرَادَAllah (had) intendedarāda
  3. ٱللَّهُAllah (had) intendedl-lahu
  4. أَنtoan
  5. يَتَّخِذَtakeyattakhidha
  6. وَلَدًۭاa sonwaladan
  7. لَّٱصْطَفَىٰsurely, He (could) have chosenla-iṣ'ṭafā
  8. مِمَّاfrom whatmimmā
  9. يَخْلُقُHe createsyakhluqu
  10. مَاwhatevermā
  11. يَشَآءُ ۚHe willedyashāu
  12. سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖGlory be to Himsub'ḥānahu
  13. هُوَHehuwa
  14. ٱللَّهُ(is) Allahl-lahu
  15. ٱلْوَٰحِدُthe Onel-wāḥidu
  16. ٱلْقَهَّارُthe Irresistiblel-qahāru

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