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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ghafir, verse 12

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ذلكم بانه اذا دعي الله وحده كفرتم وان يشرك به تؤمنوا فالحكم لله العلي الكبير

(The answer will be:) "This is because, when God was invoked as The Only (object of worship), Ye did reject Faith, But when partners were Joined to Him, ye believed! The Command is with God, Most High, Most Great!"

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  • Verse 12 of 85
  • Juz 24
  • Page 468

Word by word

  1. ذَٰلِكُمThatdhālikum
  2. بِأَنَّهُۥٓ(is) becausebi-annahu
  3. إِذَاwhenidhā
  4. دُعِىَAllah was invokedduʿiya
  5. ٱللَّهُAllah was invokedl-lahu
  6. وَحْدَهُۥAlonewaḥdahu
  7. كَفَرْتُمْ ۖyou disbelievedkafartum
  8. وَإِنbut ifwa-in
  9. يُشْرَكْ(others) were associatedyush'rak
  10. بِهِۦwith Himbihi
  11. تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚyou believedtu'minū
  12. فَٱلْحُكْمُSo the judgmentfal-ḥuk'mu
  13. لِلَّهِ(is) with Allahlillahi
  14. ٱلْعَلِىِّthe Most Highl-ʿaliyi
  15. ٱلْكَبِيرِthe Most Greatl-kabīri

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