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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Najm, verse 28

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Without diacritics

وما لهم به من علم ان يتبعون الا الظن وان الظن لا يغني من الحق شيئا

But they have no knowledge Therein. They follow nothing But conjecture; and conjecture Avails nothing against Truth.

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  • Verse 28 of 62
  • Juz 27
  • Page 527

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. لَهُمfor themlahum
  3. بِهِۦabout itbihi
  4. مِنْanymin
  5. عِلْمٍ ۖknowledgeʿil'min
  6. إِنNotin
  7. يَتَّبِعُونَthey followyattabiʿūna
  8. إِلَّاbutillā
  9. ٱلظَّنَّ ۖassumptionl-ẓana
  10. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  11. ٱلظَّنَّthe assumptionl-ẓana
  12. لَا(does) notlā
  13. يُغْنِىavailyugh'nī
  14. مِنَagainstmina
  15. ٱلْحَقِّthe truthl-ḥaqi
  16. شَيْـًۭٔاanythingshayan

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