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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 40

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الم تعلم ان الله له ملك السماوات والارض يعذب من يشاء ويغفر لمن يشاء والله على كل شيء قدير

Knowest thou not That to God (alone) Belongeth the dominion Of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, And He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: And God hath power Over all things.

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  • Verse 40 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 114

Word by word

  1. أَلَمْDo notalam
  2. تَعْلَمْyou knowtaʿlam
  3. أَنَّthatanna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. لَهُۥto Him (belongs)lahu
  6. مُلْكُ(the) dominionmul'ku
  7. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  8. وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  9. يُعَذِّبُHe punishesyuʿadhibu
  10. مَنwhomman
  11. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  12. وَيَغْفِرُand He forgiveswayaghfiru
  13. لِمَن[to] whomliman
  14. يَشَآءُ ۗHe willsyashāu
  15. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  16. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  17. كُلِّeverykulli
  18. شَىْءٍۢthingshayin
  19. قَدِيرٌۭAll-Powerfulqadīrun

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