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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 153

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يسالك اهل الكتاب ان تنزل عليهم كتابا من السماء فقد سالوا موسى اكبر من ذلك فقالوا ارنا الله جهرة فاخذتهم الصاعقة بظلمهم ثم اتخذوا العجل من بعد ما جاءتهم البينات فعفونا عن ذلك واتينا موسى سلطانا مبينا

The People of the Book Ask thee to cause A book to descend to them From heaven: indeed They asked Moses For an even greater (Miracle), for they said: "Show us God in public," But they were dazed For their presumption, With thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf Even after Clear Signs Had come to them; Even so We forgave them; And gave Moses manifest Proofs of authority.

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  • Verse 153 of 176
  • Juz 6
  • Page 102

Word by word

  1. يَسْـَٔلُكَAsk youyasaluka
  2. أَهْلُ(the) Peopleahlu
  3. ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  4. أَنthatan
  5. تُنَزِّلَyou bring downtunazzila
  6. عَلَيْهِمْto themʿalayhim
  7. كِتَـٰبًۭاa bookkitāban
  8. مِّنَfrommina
  9. ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚthe heavenl-samāi
  10. فَقَدْThen indeedfaqad
  11. سَأَلُوا۟they (had) askedsa-alū
  12. مُوسَىٰٓMusamūsā
  13. أَكْبَرَgreaterakbara
  14. مِنthanmin
  15. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  16. فَقَالُوٓا۟for they saidfaqālū
  17. أَرِنَاShow usarinā
  18. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  19. جَهْرَةًۭmanifestlyjahratan
  20. فَأَخَذَتْهُمُso struck themfa-akhadhathumu
  21. ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُthe thunderboltl-ṣāʿiqatu
  22. بِظُلْمِهِمْ ۚfor their wrongdoingbiẓul'mihim
  23. ثُمَّThenthumma
  24. ٱتَّخَذُوا۟they tookittakhadhū
  25. ٱلْعِجْلَthe calf (for worship)l-ʿij'la
  26. مِنۢfrommin
  27. بَعْدِafterbaʿdi
  28. مَا[what]mā
  29. جَآءَتْهُمُcame to themjāathumu
  30. ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُthe clear proofsl-bayinātu
  31. فَعَفَوْنَاthen We forgave themfaʿafawnā
  32. عَنforʿan
  33. ذَٰلِكَ ۚthatdhālika
  34. وَءَاتَيْنَاAnd We gavewaātaynā
  35. مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
  36. سُلْطَـٰنًۭاan authoritysul'ṭānan
  37. مُّبِينًۭاclearmubīnan

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