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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ghafir, verse 34

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ولقد جاءكم يوسف من قبل بالبينات فما زلتم في شك مما جاءكم به حتى اذا هلك قلتم لن يبعث الله من بعده رسولا كذلك يضل الله من هو مسرف مرتاب

"And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, With Clear Signs, but Ye ceased not to doubt Of the (mission) for which He had come: at length, When he died, ye said: "No apostle will God send After him." Thus doth God Leave to stray such as Transgress and live in doubt,—

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  • Verse 34 of 85
  • Juz 24
  • Page 471

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْAnd indeedwalaqad
  2. جَآءَكُمْcame to youjāakum
  3. يُوسُفُYusufyūsufu
  4. مِنbeforemin
  5. قَبْلُbeforeqablu
  6. بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِwith clear proofsbil-bayināti
  7. فَمَاbut notfamā
  8. زِلْتُمْyou ceasedzil'tum
  9. فِىinfī
  10. شَكٍّۢdoubtshakkin
  11. مِّمَّاabout whatmimmā
  12. جَآءَكُمhe brought to youjāakum
  13. بِهِۦ ۖ[with it]bihi
  14. حَتَّىٰٓuntilḥattā
  15. إِذَاwhenidhā
  16. هَلَكَhe diedhalaka
  17. قُلْتُمْyou saidqul'tum
  18. لَنNeverlan
  19. يَبْعَثَwill Allah raiseyabʿatha
  20. ٱللَّهُwill Allah raisel-lahu
  21. مِنۢafter himmin
  22. بَعْدِهِۦafter himbaʿdihi
  23. رَسُولًۭا ۚa Messengerrasūlan
  24. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  25. يُضِلُّAllah lets go astrayyuḍillu
  26. ٱللَّهُAllah lets go astrayl-lahu
  27. مَنْwhoman
  28. هُوَ[he]huwa
  29. مُسْرِفٌۭ(is) a transgressormus'rifun
  30. مُّرْتَابٌa doubtermur'tābun

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