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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 78

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لعن الذين كفروا من بني اسرائيل على لسان داوود وعيسى ابن مريم ذلك بما عصوا وكانوا يعتدون

Curses were pronounced On those among the Children Of Israel who rejected Faith, By the tongue of David And of Jesus the son of Mary: Because they disobeyed And persisted in Excesses.

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  • Verse 78 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 121

Word by word

  1. لُعِنَWere cursedluʿina
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  3. كَفَرُوا۟disbelievedkafarū
  4. مِنۢfrommin
  5. بَنِىٓ(the) Childrenbanī
  6. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelis'rāīla
  7. عَلَىٰbyʿalā
  8. لِسَانِ(the) tonguelisāni
  9. دَاوُۥدَ(of) Dawooddāwūda
  10. وَعِيسَىand Isawaʿīsā
  11. ٱبْنِsonib'ni
  12. مَرْيَمَ ۚ(of) Maryammaryama
  13. ذَٰلِكَthat (was)dhālika
  14. بِمَاbecausebimā
  15. عَصَوا۟they disobeyedʿaṣaw
  16. وَّكَانُوا۟and they werewakānū
  17. يَعْتَدُونَtransgressingyaʿtadūna

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