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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 11

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يوصيكم الله في اولادكم للذكر مثل حظ الانثيين فان كن نساء فوق اثنتين فلهن ثلثا ما ترك وان كانت واحدة فلها النصف ولابويه لكل واحد منهما السدس مما ترك ان كان له ولد فان لم يكن له ولد وورثه ابواه فلامه الثلث فان كان له اخوة فلامه السدس من بعد وصية يوصي بها او دين اباؤكم وابناؤكم لا تدرون ايهم اقرب لكم نفعا فريضة من الله ان الله كان عليما حكيما

God (thus) directs you As regards your children's (Inheritance): to the male, A portion equal to that Of two females: if only Daughters, two or more, Their share is two-thirds Of the inheritance; If only one, her share Is a half. For parents, a sixth share Of the inheritance to each, If the deceased left children; If no children, and the parents Are the (only) heirs, the mother Has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) The mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases Is) after the payment Of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether Your parents or your children Are nearest to you In benefit. These are Settled portions ordained By God; and God is All-knowing, All-wise.

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  • Verse 11 of 176
  • Juz 4
  • Page 78

Word by word

  1. يُوصِيكُمُInstructs youyūṣīkumu
  2. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  3. فِىٓconcerningfī
  4. أَوْلَـٰدِكُمْ ۖyour children awlādikum
  5. لِلذَّكَرِfor the malelildhakari
  6. مِثْلُlikemith'lu
  7. حَظِّ(the) portionḥaẓẓi
  8. ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۚ(of) two femalesl-unthayayni
  9. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  10. كُنَّthere arekunna
  11. نِسَآءًۭ(only) womennisāan
  12. فَوْقَmore (than)fawqa
  13. ٱثْنَتَيْنِtwoith'natayni
  14. فَلَهُنَّthen for themfalahunna
  15. ثُلُثَاtwo thirdsthuluthā
  16. مَا(of) whatmā
  17. تَرَكَ ۖhe lefttaraka
  18. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  19. كَانَتْ(there) iskānat
  20. وَٰحِدَةًۭ(only) onewāḥidatan
  21. فَلَهَاthen for herfalahā
  22. ٱلنِّصْفُ ۚ(is) halfl-niṣ'fu
  23. وَلِأَبَوَيْهِAnd for his parentswali-abawayhi
  24. لِكُلِّfor eachlikulli
  25. وَٰحِدٍۢonewāḥidin
  26. مِّنْهُمَاof themmin'humā
  27. ٱلسُّدُسُa sixthl-sudusu
  28. مِمَّاof whatmimmā
  29. تَرَكَ(is) lefttaraka
  30. إِنifin
  31. كَانَiskāna
  32. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  33. وَلَدٌۭ ۚa childwaladun
  34. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  35. لَّمْnotlam
  36. يَكُنisyakun
  37. لَّهُۥfor himlahu
  38. وَلَدٌۭany childwaladun
  39. وَوَرِثَهُۥٓand inherit[ed] himwawarithahu
  40. أَبَوَاهُhis parentsabawāhu
  41. فَلِأُمِّهِthen for his motherfali-ummihi
  42. ٱلثُّلُثُ ۚ(is) one thirdl-thuluthu
  43. فَإِنAnd iffa-in
  44. كَانَarekāna
  45. لَهُۥٓfor himlahu
  46. إِخْوَةٌۭbrothers and sistersikh'watun
  47. فَلِأُمِّهِthen for his motherfali-ummihi
  48. ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ(is) the sixthl-sudusu
  49. مِنۢfrommin
  50. بَعْدِafterbaʿdi
  51. وَصِيَّةٍۢany willwaṣiyyatin
  52. يُوصِىhe has madeyūṣī
  53. بِهَآ[of which]bihā
  54. أَوْoraw
  55. دَيْنٍ ۗany debtdaynin
  56. ءَابَآؤُكُمْYour parentsābāukum
  57. وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْand your children wa-abnāukum
  58. لَاnotlā
  59. تَدْرُونَyou knowtadrūna
  60. أَيُّهُمْwhich of themayyuhum
  61. أَقْرَبُ(is) neareraqrabu
  62. لَكُمْto youlakum
  63. نَفْعًۭا ۚ(in) benefitnafʿan
  64. فَرِيضَةًۭAn obligationfarīḍatan
  65. مِّنَfrommina
  66. ٱللَّهِ ۗAllahl-lahi
  67. إِنَّIndeedinna
  68. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  69. كَانَiskāna
  70. عَلِيمًاAll-Knowingʿalīman
  71. حَكِيمًۭاAll-Wiseḥakīman

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