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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 18

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وقالت اليهود والنصارى نحن ابناء الله واحباؤه قل فلم يعذبكم بذنوبكم بل انتم بشر ممن خلق يغفر لمن يشاء ويعذب من يشاء ولله ملك السماوات والارض وما بينهما واليه المصير

(Both) the Jews and the Christians Say: "We are sons Of God, and His beloved." Say: "Why then doth He Punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men, Of the men He hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, And He punisheth whom He pleaseth: And to God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth, and all That is between: And unto Him Is the final goal (of all)"

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  • Verse 18 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 111

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  1. وَقَالَتِAnd saidwaqālati
  2. ٱلْيَهُودُthe Jewsl-yahūdu
  3. وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰand the Christianswal-naṣārā
  4. نَحْنُWe (are)naḥnu
  5. أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟(the) childrenabnāu
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚand His belovedwa-aḥibbāuhu
  8. قُلْSayqul
  9. فَلِمَThen whyfalima
  10. يُعَذِّبُكُم(does He) punish youyuʿadhibukum
  11. بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖfor your sinsbidhunūbikum
  12. بَلْNaybal
  13. أَنتُمyou (are)antum
  14. بَشَرٌۭhuman beingsbasharun
  15. مِّمَّنْfrom among (those)mimman
  16. خَلَقَ ۚHe createdkhalaqa
  17. يَغْفِرُHe forgivesyaghfiru
  18. لِمَن[for] whomliman
  19. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  20. وَيُعَذِّبُand punisheswayuʿadhibu
  21. مَنwhomman
  22. يَشَآءُ ۚHe willsyashāu
  23. وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahwalillahi
  24. مُلْكُ(is the) dominionmul'ku
  25. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  26. وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  27. وَمَاand whateverwamā
  28. بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ(is) between thembaynahumā
  29. وَإِلَيْهِand to Himwa-ilayhi
  30. ٱلْمَصِيرُ(is) the final returnl-maṣīru

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