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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 8

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واذا حضر القسمة اولو القربى واليتامى والمساكين فارزقوهم منه وقولوا لهم قولا معروفا

But if at the time of division Other relatives, or orphans, Or poor, are present, Feed them out of the (property), And speak to them Words of kindness and justice.

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  • Verse 8 of 176
  • Juz 4
  • Page 78

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. حَضَرَpresentḥaḍara
  3. ٱلْقِسْمَةَ(at) the (time of) divisionl-qis'mata
  4. أُو۟لُوا۟(of)ulū
  5. ٱلْقُرْبَىٰthe relativesl-qur'bā
  6. وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰand the orphanswal-yatāmā
  7. وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينُand the poorwal-masākīnu
  8. فَٱرْزُقُوهُمthen provide themfa-ur'zuqūhum
  9. مِّنْهُfrom itmin'hu
  10. وَقُولُوا۟and speakwaqūlū
  11. لَهُمْto themlahum
  12. قَوْلًۭاwordsqawlan
  13. مَّعْرُوفًۭا(of) kindnessmaʿrūfan

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