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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 108

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ذلك ادنى ان ياتوا بالشهادة على وجهها او يخافوا ان ترد ايمان بعد ايمانهم واتقوا الله واسمعوا والله لا يهدي القوم الفاسقين

That is most suitable: That they may give the evidence In its true nature and shape, Or else they would fear That other oaths would be Taken after their oaths. But fear God, and listen (To His counsel): for God Guideth not a rebellious people:

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  • Verse 108 of 120
  • Juz 7
  • Page 125

Word by word

  1. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  2. أَدْنَىٰٓ(is) closeradnā
  3. أَنthatan
  4. يَأْتُوا۟they will giveyatū
  5. بِٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِthe testimonybil-shahādati
  6. عَلَىٰinʿalā
  7. وَجْهِهَآits (true) formwajhihā
  8. أَوْoraw
  9. يَخَافُوٓا۟they would fearyakhāfū
  10. أَنthatan
  11. تُرَدَّwill be refutedturadda
  12. أَيْمَـٰنٌۢtheir oathsaymānun
  13. بَعْدَafterbaʿda
  14. أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗtheir (others) oathsaymānihim
  15. وَٱتَّقُوا۟And fearwa-ittaqū
  16. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  17. وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۗand listenwa-is'maʿū
  18. وَٱللَّهُand Allahwal-lahu
  19. لَا(does) notlā
  20. يَهْدِىguideyahdī
  21. ٱلْقَوْمَthe peoplel-qawma
  22. ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَthe defiantly disobedientl-fāsiqīna

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