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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 45

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وكتبنا عليهم فيها ان النفس بالنفس والعين بالعين والانف بالانف والاذن بالاذن والسن بالسن والجروح قصاص فمن تصدق به فهو كفارة له ومن لم يحكم بما انزل الله فاولئك هم الظالمون

We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, Nose for nose, ear for ear, Tooth for tooth, and wounds Equal for equal." But if Any one remits the retaliation By way of charity, it is An act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge By (the light of) what God Hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers.

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  • Verse 45 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 115

Word by word

  1. وَكَتَبْنَاAnd We ordainedwakatabnā
  2. عَلَيْهِمْfor themʿalayhim
  3. فِيهَآin itfīhā
  4. أَنَّthat anna
  5. ٱلنَّفْسَthe lifel-nafsa
  6. بِٱلنَّفْسِfor the lifebil-nafsi
  7. وَٱلْعَيْنَand the eyewal-ʿayna
  8. بِٱلْعَيْنِfor the eyebil-ʿayni
  9. وَٱلْأَنفَand the nosewal-anfa
  10. بِٱلْأَنفِfor the nosebil-anfi
  11. وَٱلْأُذُنَand the earwal-udhuna
  12. بِٱلْأُذُنِfor the earbil-udhuni
  13. وَٱلسِّنَّand the toothwal-sina
  14. بِٱلسِّنِّfor the toothbil-sini
  15. وَٱلْجُرُوحَand (for) woundswal-jurūḥa
  16. قِصَاصٌۭ ۚ(is) retributionqiṣāṣun
  17. فَمَنBut whoeverfaman
  18. تَصَدَّقَgives charitytaṣaddaqa
  19. بِهِۦwith itbihi
  20. فَهُوَthen it isfahuwa
  21. كَفَّارَةٌۭan expiationkaffāratun
  22. لَّهُۥ ۚfor himlahu
  23. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  24. لَّمْ(does) notlam
  25. يَحْكُمjudgeyaḥkum
  26. بِمَآby whatbimā
  27. أَنزَلَhas revealedanzala
  28. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  29. فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَthen thosefa-ulāika
  30. هُمُ[they]humu
  31. ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ(are) the wrongdoersl-ẓālimūna

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