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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 4

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يسالونك ماذا احل لهم قل احل لكم الطيبات وما علمتم من الجوارح مكلبين تعلمونهن مما علمكم الله فكلوا مما امسكن عليكم واذكروا اسم الله عليه واتقوا الله ان الله سريع الحساب

They ask thee what is Lawful to them (as food) Say: Lawful unto you Are (all) things good and pure: And what ye have taught Your trained hunting animals (To catch) in the manner Directed to you by God: Eat what they catch for you, But pronounce the name Of God over it: and fear God; for God is swift In taking account.

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  • Verse 4 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 107

Word by word

  1. يَسْـَٔلُونَكَThey ask youyasalūnaka
  2. مَاذَآwhatmādhā
  3. أُحِلَّ(is) made lawfuluḥilla
  4. لَهُمْ ۖfor themlahum
  5. قُلْSayqul
  6. أُحِلَّAre made lawfuluḥilla
  7. لَكُمُfor youlakumu
  8. ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُ ۙthe good thingsl-ṭayibātu
  9. وَمَاand whatwamā
  10. عَلَّمْتُمyou have taughtʿallamtum
  11. مِّنَofmina
  12. ٱلْجَوَارِحِ(your) hunting animalsl-jawāriḥi
  13. مُكَلِّبِينَones who train animals to huntmukallibīna
  14. تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّyou teach themtuʿallimūnahunna
  15. مِمَّاof whatmimmā
  16. عَلَّمَكُمُhas taught youʿallamakumu
  17. ٱللَّهُ ۖAllahl-lahu
  18. فَكُلُوا۟So eatfakulū
  19. مِمَّآof whatmimmā
  20. أَمْسَكْنَthey catchamsakna
  21. عَلَيْكُمْfor youʿalaykum
  22. وَٱذْكُرُوا۟but mentionwa-udh'kurū
  23. ٱسْمَ(the) nameis'ma
  24. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  25. عَلَيْهِ ۖon itʿalayhi
  26. وَٱتَّقُوا۟and fearwa-ittaqū
  27. ٱللَّهَ ۚAllahl-laha
  28. إِنَّIndeedinna
  29. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  30. سَرِيعُis swiftsarīʿu
  31. ٱلْحِسَابِ(in taking) accountl-ḥisābi

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