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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 43

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وكيف يحكمونك وعندهم التوراة فيها حكم الله ثم يتولون من بعد ذلك وما اولئك بالمؤمنين

But why do they come To thee for decision, When they have (their own) Law before them? Therein is the (plain) Command of God; yet Even after that, they would Turn away. For they Are not (really) People of Faith.

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  • Verse 43 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 115

Word by word

  1. وَكَيْفَBut how canwakayfa
  2. يُحَكِّمُونَكَthey appoint you a judgeyuḥakkimūnaka
  3. وَعِندَهُمُwhile they (have) with themwaʿindahumu
  4. ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُthe Tauratl-tawrātu
  5. فِيهَاin itfīhā
  6. حُكْمُ(is the) Commandḥuk'mu
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. ثُمَّThenthumma
  9. يَتَوَلَّوْنَthey turn awayyatawallawna
  10. مِنۢfrommin
  11. بَعْدِafterbaʿdi
  12. ذَٰلِكَ ۚthatdhālika
  13. وَمَآand notwamā
  14. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَthoseulāika
  15. بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ(are) the believersbil-mu'minīna

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