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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 70

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لقد اخذنا ميثاق بني اسرائيل وارسلنا اليهم رسلا كلما جاءهم رسول بما لا تهوى انفسهم فريقا كذبوا وفريقا يقتلون

We took the Covenant Of the Children of Israel And sent them apostles. Every time there came To them an apostle With what they themselves Desired not—some (Of these) they called Impostors, and some they (Go so far as to) slay.

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  • Verse 70 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 119

Word by word

  1. لَقَدْCertainlylaqad
  2. أَخَذْنَاWe tookakhadhnā
  3. مِيثَـٰقَa Covenantmīthāqa
  4. بَنِىٓ(from the) Childrenbanī
  5. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelis'rāīla
  6. وَأَرْسَلْنَآand We sentwa-arsalnā
  7. إِلَيْهِمْto themilayhim
  8. رُسُلًۭا ۖMessengersrusulan
  9. كُلَّمَاWheneverkullamā
  10. جَآءَهُمْcame to themjāahum
  11. رَسُولٌۢany Messengerrasūlun
  12. بِمَاwith whatbimā
  13. لَاnotlā
  14. تَهْوَىٰٓdesiredtahwā
  15. أَنفُسُهُمْtheir soulsanfusuhum
  16. فَرِيقًۭاa groupfarīqan
  17. كَذَّبُوا۟they deniedkadhabū
  18. وَفَرِيقًۭاand a groupwafarīqan
  19. يَقْتُلُونَthey killyaqtulūna

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