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Quran Maqasid

Surah Muhammad, verse 38

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ها انتم هؤلاء تدعون لتنفقوا في سبيل الله فمنكم من يبخل ومن يبخل فانما يبخل عن نفسه والله الغني وانتم الفقراء وان تتولوا يستبدل قوما غيركم ثم لا يكونوا امثالكم

Behold, ye are those Invited to spend (Of your substance) In the Way of God: But among you are some That are niggardly. But any Who are niggardly are so At the expense of Their own souls. But God is free Of all wants, And it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (From the Path), He will Substitute in your stead Another people; then they Would not be like you!

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  • Verse 38 of 38
  • Juz 26
  • Page 510

Word by word

  1. هَـٰٓأَنتُمْHere you are hāantum
  2. هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِthesehāulāi
  3. تُدْعَوْنَcalledtud'ʿawna
  4. لِتُنفِقُوا۟to spendlitunfiqū
  5. فِىinfī
  6. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allah l-lahi
  8. فَمِنكُمbut among youfaminkum
  9. مَّن(are some) whoman
  10. يَبْخَلُ ۖwithholdyabkhalu
  11. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  12. يَبْخَلْwithholdsyabkhal
  13. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  14. يَبْخَلُhe withholdsyabkhalu
  15. عَنfromʿan
  16. نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚhimselfnafsihi
  17. وَٱللَّهُBut Allahwal-lahu
  18. ٱلْغَنِىُّ(is) Free of needl-ghaniyu
  19. وَأَنتُمُwhile youwa-antumu
  20. ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚ(are) the needyl-fuqarāu
  21. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  22. تَتَوَلَّوْا۟you turn awaytatawallaw
  23. يَسْتَبْدِلْHe will replace youyastabdil
  24. قَوْمًا(with) a peopleqawman
  25. غَيْرَكُمْother than youghayrakum
  26. ثُمَّthenthumma
  27. لَاnotlā
  28. يَكُونُوٓا۟they will beyakūnū
  29. أَمْثَـٰلَكُم(the) likes of youamthālakum

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