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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 3

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وان خفتم الا تقسطوا في اليتامى فانكحوا ما طاب لكم من النساء مثنى وثلاث ورباع فان خفتم الا تعدلوا فواحدة او ما ملكت ايمانكم ذلك ادنى الا تعولوا

If ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two, or three, or four; But if ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly (with them), Then only one, or (a captive) That your right hands possess. That will be more suitable, To prevent you From doing injustice.

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  • Verse 3 of 176
  • Juz 4
  • Page 77

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  1. وَإِنْAnd ifwa-in
  2. خِفْتُمْyou fearkhif'tum
  3. أَلَّاthat notallā
  4. تُقْسِطُوا۟you will be able to do justicetuq'siṭū
  5. فِىwithfī
  6. ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰthe orphansl-yatāmā
  7. فَٱنكِحُوا۟then marryfa-inkiḥū
  8. مَاwhatmā
  9. طَابَseems suitableṭāba
  10. لَكُمto youlakum
  11. مِّنَfrommina
  12. ٱلنِّسَآءِthe womenl-nisāi
  13. مَثْنَىٰtwomathnā
  14. وَثُلَـٰثَor threewathulātha
  15. وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖor fourwarubāʿa
  16. فَإِنْBut iffa-in
  17. خِفْتُمْyou fearkhif'tum
  18. أَلَّاthat notallā
  19. تَعْدِلُوا۟you can do justicetaʿdilū
  20. فَوَٰحِدَةًthen (marry) onefawāḥidatan
  21. أَوْoraw
  22. مَاwhatmā
  23. مَلَكَتْpossessesmalakat
  24. أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚyour right handaymānukum
  25. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  26. أَدْنَىٰٓ(is) more appropriateadnā
  27. أَلَّاthat (may) notallā
  28. تَعُولُوا۟you oppresstaʿūlū

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