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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 52

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وكذلك اوحينا اليك روحا من امرنا ما كنت تدري ما الكتاب ولا الايمان ولكن جعلناه نورا نهدي به من نشاء من عبادنا وانك لتهدي الى صراط مستقيم

And thus have We, By Our command, sent Inspiration to thee: Thou knewest not (before) What was Revelation, and What was Faith; but We Have made the (Qur-ān) A Light, wherewith We Guide such of Our servants As We will; and verily Thou dost guide (men) To the Straight Way,—

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  • Verse 52 of 53
  • Juz 25
  • Page 489

Word by word

  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  2. أَوْحَيْنَآWe have revealedawḥaynā
  3. إِلَيْكَto youilayka
  4. رُوحًۭاan inspirationrūḥan
  5. مِّنْbymin
  6. أَمْرِنَا ۚOur Commandamrinā
  7. مَاNotmā
  8. كُنتَ(did) youkunta
  9. تَدْرِىknowtadrī
  10. مَاwhatmā
  11. ٱلْكِتَـٰبُthe Book (is)l-kitābu
  12. وَلَاand notwalā
  13. ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُthe faithl-īmānu
  14. وَلَـٰكِنButwalākin
  15. جَعَلْنَـٰهُWe have made itjaʿalnāhu
  16. نُورًۭاa lightnūran
  17. نَّهْدِىWe guidenahdī
  18. بِهِۦwith itbihi
  19. مَنwhomman
  20. نَّشَآءُWe willnashāu
  21. مِنْofmin
  22. عِبَادِنَا ۚOur slavesʿibādinā
  23. وَإِنَّكَAnd indeed, youwa-innaka
  24. لَتَهْدِىٓsurely guidelatahdī
  25. إِلَىٰtoilā
  26. صِرَٰطٍۢ(the) Pathṣirāṭin
  27. مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢStraightmus'taqīmin

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