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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 17

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انما التوبة على الله للذين يعملون السوء بجهالة ثم يتوبون من قريب فاولئك يتوب الله عليهم وكان الله عليما حكيما

God accepts the repentance Of those who do evil In ignorance and repent Soon afterwards; to them Will God turn in mercy: For God is full of knowledge And wisdom.

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  • Verse 17 of 176
  • Juz 4
  • Page 80

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. ٱلتَّوْبَةُthe acceptance of repentancel-tawbatu
  3. عَلَىbyʿalā
  4. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  5. لِلَّذِينَ(is) for those wholilladhīna
  6. يَعْمَلُونَdoyaʿmalūna
  7. ٱلسُّوٓءَthe evill-sūa
  8. بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢin ignorancebijahālatin
  9. ثُمَّthenthumma
  10. يَتُوبُونَthey repentyatūbūna
  11. مِنfrommin
  12. قَرِيبٍۢsoon afterqarībin
  13. فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَThen thosefa-ulāika
  14. يَتُوبُwill have forgivenessyatūbu
  15. ٱللَّهُ(from) Allahl-lahu
  16. عَلَيْهِمْ ۗupon themʿalayhim
  17. وَكَانَand iswakāna
  18. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  19. عَلِيمًاAll-Knowingʿalīman
  20. حَكِيمًۭاAll-Wiseḥakīman

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