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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 27

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واتل عليهم نبا ابني ادم بالحق اذ قربا قربانا فتقبل من احدهما ولم يتقبل من الاخر قال لاقتلنك قال انما يتقبل الله من المتقين

Recite to them the truth Of the story of the two sons Of Adam. Behold! they each Presented a sacrifice (to God): It was accepted from one, But not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," Said the former, "God Doth accept of the sacrifice Of those who are righteous.

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  • Verse 27 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 112

Word by word

  1. ۞ وَٱتْلُAnd recitewa-ut'lu
  2. عَلَيْهِمْto themʿalayhim
  3. نَبَأَthe storynaba-a
  4. ٱبْنَىْ(of) two sonsib'nay
  5. ءَادَمَ(of) Adamādama
  6. بِٱلْحَقِّin truthbil-ḥaqi
  7. إِذْwhenidh
  8. قَرَّبَاboth offeredqarrabā
  9. قُرْبَانًۭاa sacrificequr'bānan
  10. فَتُقُبِّلَand it was acceptedfatuqubbila
  11. مِنْfrommin
  12. أَحَدِهِمَاone of themaḥadihimā
  13. وَلَمْand notwalam
  14. يُتَقَبَّلْwas acceptedyutaqabbal
  15. مِنَfrommina
  16. ٱلْـَٔاخَرِthe otherl-ākhari
  17. قَالَSaid (the latter)qāla
  18. لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖSurely I will kill youla-aqtulannaka
  19. قَالَSaid (the former)qāla
  20. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  21. يَتَقَبَّلُacceptsyataqabbalu
  22. ٱللَّهُ(does) Allahl-lahu
  23. مِنَfrommina
  24. ٱلْمُتَّقِينَthe God fearingl-mutaqīna

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