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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Najm, verse 23

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ان هي الا اسماء سميتموها انتم واباؤكم ما انزل الله بها من سلطان ان يتبعون الا الظن وما تهوى الانفس ولقد جاءهم من ربهم الهدى

These are nothing but names Which ye have devised,— Ye and your fathers, For which God has sent Down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but Conjecture and what Their own souls desire!— Even though there has already Come to them Guidance From their Lord!

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  • Verse 23 of 62
  • Juz 27
  • Page 526

Word by word

  1. إِنْNotin
  2. هِىَtheyhiya
  3. إِلَّآ(are) exceptillā
  4. أَسْمَآءٌۭnamesasmāon
  5. سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآyou have named themsammaytumūhā
  6. أَنتُمْyouantum
  7. وَءَابَآؤُكُمand your forefatherswaābāukum
  8. مَّآnotmā
  9. أَنزَلَhas Allah sent downanzala
  10. ٱللَّهُhas Allah sent downl-lahu
  11. بِهَاfor itbihā
  12. مِنanymin
  13. سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚauthoritysul'ṭānin
  14. إِنNotin
  15. يَتَّبِعُونَthey followyattabiʿūna
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. ٱلظَّنَّassumptionl-ẓana
  18. وَمَاand whatwamā
  19. تَهْوَىdesiretahwā
  20. ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖthe(ir) soulsl-anfusu
  21. وَلَقَدْAnd certainlywalaqad
  22. جَآءَهُمhas come to themjāahum
  23. مِّنfrommin
  24. رَّبِّهِمُtheir Lordrabbihimu
  25. ٱلْهُدَىٰٓthe guidancel-hudā

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