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Quran Maqasid

Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 17

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Without diacritics

كانوا قليلا من الليل ما يهجعون

They were in the habit Of sleeping but little By night,

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  • Verse 17 of 60
  • Juz 26
  • Page 521

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  1. كَانُوا۟They used tokānū
  2. قَلِيلًۭاlittleqalīlan
  3. مِّنَofmina
  4. ٱلَّيْلِthe nightal-layli
  5. مَا[what]mā
  6. يَهْجَعُونَsleepyahjaʿūna

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