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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 18

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Without diacritics

ثم جعلناك على شريعة من الامر فاتبعها ولا تتبع اهواء الذين لا يعلمون

Then we put thee On the (right) Way Of Religion: so follow Thou that (Way), And follow not the desires Of those who know not.

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  • Verse 18 of 37
  • Juz 25
  • Page 500

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّThenthumma
  2. جَعَلْنَـٰكَWe put youjaʿalnāka
  3. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  4. شَرِيعَةٍۢan ordained waysharīʿatin
  5. مِّنَofmina
  6. ٱلْأَمْرِthe matterl-amri
  7. فَٱتَّبِعْهَاso follow itfa-ittabiʿ'hā
  8. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  9. تَتَّبِعْfollowtattabiʿ
  10. أَهْوَآءَ(the) desiresahwāa
  11. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  12. لَا(do) notlā
  13. يَعْلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

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