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Quran Maqasid

Surah Muhammad, verse 4

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فاذا لقيتم الذين كفروا فضرب الرقاب حتى اذا اثخنتموهم فشدوا الوثاق فاما منا بعد واما فداء حتى تضع الحرب اوزارها ذلك ولو يشاء الله لانتصر منهم ولكن ليبلو بعضكم ببعض والذين قتلوا في سبيل الله فلن يضل اعمالهم

Therefore, when ye meet The Unbelievers (in fight), Smite at their necks; At length, when ye have Thoroughly subdued them, Bind a bond Firmly (on them): thereafter (Is the time for) either Generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down Its burdens. Thus (are ye Commanded): but if it Had been God's Will, He could certainly have exacted Retribution from them (Himself); But (He lets you fight) In order to test you, Some with others. But those who are slain In the way of God, He will never let Their deeds be lost.

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  • Verse 4 of 38
  • Juz 26
  • Page 507

Word by word

  1. فَإِذَاSo whenfa-idhā
  2. لَقِيتُمُyou meetlaqītumu
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُوا۟disbelievekafarū
  5. فَضَرْبَthen strikefaḍarba
  6. ٱلرِّقَابِthe necksl-riqābi
  7. حَتَّىٰٓuntilḥattā
  8. إِذَآwhenidhā
  9. أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْyou have subdued themathkhantumūhum
  10. فَشُدُّوا۟then bind firmlyfashuddū
  11. ٱلْوَثَاقَthe bondl-wathāqa
  12. فَإِمَّاthen eitherfa-immā
  13. مَنًّۢاa favormannan
  14. بَعْدُafterwardsbaʿdu
  15. وَإِمَّاorwa-immā
  16. فِدَآءًransomfidāan
  17. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  18. تَضَعَlays downtaḍaʿa
  19. ٱلْحَرْبُthe warl-ḥarbu
  20. أَوْزَارَهَا ۚits burdensawzārahā
  21. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  22. وَلَوْAnd ifwalaw
  23. يَشَآءُAllah had willedyashāu
  24. ٱللَّهُAllah had willedl-lahu
  25. لَٱنتَصَرَsurely, He could have taken retributionla-intaṣara
  26. مِنْهُمْfrom themmin'hum
  27. وَلَـٰكِنbutwalākin
  28. لِّيَبْلُوَا۟to testliyabluwā
  29. بَعْضَكُمsome of youbaʿḍakum
  30. بِبَعْضٍۢ ۗwith othersbibaʿḍin
  31. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whowa-alladhīna
  32. قُتِلُوا۟are killedqutilū
  33. فِىinfī
  34. سَبِيلِ(the) way of Allahsabīli
  35. ٱللَّهِ(the) way of Allahl-lahi
  36. فَلَنthen neverfalan
  37. يُضِلَّHe will cause to be lostyuḍilla
  38. أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْtheir deedsaʿmālahum

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