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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 119

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وما لكم الا تاكلوا مما ذكر اسم الله عليه وقد فصل لكم ما حرم عليكم الا ما اضطررتم اليه وان كثيرا ليضلون باهوائهم بغير علم ان ربك هو اعلم بالمعتدين

Why should ye not Eat of (meats) on which God's name hath been Pronounced, when He hath Explained to you in detail What is forbidden to you— Except under compulsion Of necessity? But many do mislead (men) By their appetites unchecked By knowledge. Thy Lord Knoweth best those who transgress

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  • Verse 119 of 165
  • Juz 8
  • Page 143

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd whatwamā
  2. لَكُمْfor youlakum
  3. أَلَّاthat notallā
  4. تَأْكُلُوا۟you eattakulū
  5. مِمَّاof whatmimmā
  6. ذُكِرَhas been mentioneddhukira
  7. ٱسْمُ(the) nameus'mu
  8. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  9. عَلَيْهِon itʿalayhi
  10. وَقَدْwhen indeedwaqad
  11. فَصَّلَHe (has) explained in detailfaṣṣala
  12. لَكُمto youlakum
  13. مَّاwhatmā
  14. حَرَّمَHe (has) forbiddenḥarrama
  15. عَلَيْكُمْto youʿalaykum
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. مَاwhatmā
  18. ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْyou are compelleduḍ'ṭurir'tum
  19. إِلَيْهِ ۗto itilayhi
  20. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  21. كَثِيرًۭاmanykathīran
  22. لَّيُضِلُّونَsurely lead astraylayuḍillūna
  23. بِأَهْوَآئِهِمby their (vain) desiresbi-ahwāihim
  24. بِغَيْرِwithoutbighayri
  25. عِلْمٍ ۗknowledgeʿil'min
  26. إِنَّIndeedinna
  27. رَبَّكَyour Lordrabbaka
  28. هُوَHehuwa
  29. أَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingaʿlamu
  30. بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَof the transgressorsbil-muʿ'tadīna

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