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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 86

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Without diacritics

واذا حييتم بتحية فحيوا باحسن منها او ردوها ان الله كان على كل شيء حسيبا

When a (courteous) greeting Is offered you, meet it With a greeting still more Courteous, or (at least) Of equal courtesy. God takes careful account Of all things.

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  • Verse 86 of 176
  • Juz 5
  • Page 91

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. حُيِّيتُمyou are greetedḥuyyītum
  3. بِتَحِيَّةٍۢwith a greetingbitaḥiyyatin
  4. فَحَيُّوا۟then greetfaḥayyū
  5. بِأَحْسَنَwith betterbi-aḥsana
  6. مِنْهَآthan itmin'hā
  7. أَوْoraw
  8. رُدُّوهَآ ۗreturn itruddūhā
  9. إِنَّIndeedinna
  10. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  11. كَانَiskāna
  12. عَلَىٰofʿalā
  13. كُلِّeverykulli
  14. شَىْءٍthingshayin
  15. حَسِيبًاan Accountantḥasīban

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