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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 142

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ان المنافقين يخادعون الله وهو خادعهم واذا قاموا الى الصلاة قاموا كسالى يراءون الناس ولا يذكرون الله الا قليلا

The Hypocrites—they think They are over-reaching God, But He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, They stand without earnestness, To be seen of men, But little do they hold God in remembrance;

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  • Verse 142 of 176
  • Juz 5
  • Page 101

Word by word

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَthe hypocritesl-munāfiqīna
  3. يُخَـٰدِعُونَ(seek to) deceiveyukhādiʿūna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. وَهُوَand (it is) Hewahuwa
  6. خَـٰدِعُهُمْwho deceives themkhādiʿuhum
  7. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  8. قَامُوٓا۟they standqāmū
  9. إِلَىforilā
  10. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِthe prayerl-ṣalati
  11. قَامُوا۟they standqāmū
  12. كُسَالَىٰlazilykusālā
  13. يُرَآءُونَshowing offyurāūna
  14. ٱلنَّاسَ(to) the peoplel-nāsa
  15. وَلَاand notwalā
  16. يَذْكُرُونَthey rememberyadhkurūna
  17. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  18. إِلَّاexceptillā
  19. قَلِيلًۭاa littleqalīlan

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