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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 138

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وقالوا هذه انعام وحرث حجر لا يطعمها الا من نشاء بزعمهم وانعام حرمت ظهورها وانعام لا يذكرون اسم الله عليها افتراء عليه سيجزيهم بما كانوا يفترون

And they say that Such and such cattle and crops Are taboo, and none should Eat of them except those Whom—so they say—We Wish; further, there are Cattle forbidden to yoke Or burden, and cattle On which, (at slaughter), The name of God is not Pronounced;—inventions Against God's name: soon Will He requite them For their inventions.

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  • Verse 138 of 165
  • Juz 8
  • Page 146

Word by word

  1. وَقَالُوا۟And they saywaqālū
  2. هَـٰذِهِۦٓThesehādhihi
  3. أَنْعَـٰمٌۭ(are) cattleanʿāmun
  4. وَحَرْثٌand cropswaḥarthun
  5. حِجْرٌۭforbiddenḥij'run
  6. لَّاno (one)lā
  7. يَطْعَمُهَآcan eat themyaṭʿamuhā
  8. إِلَّاexceptillā
  9. مَنwhomman
  10. نَّشَآءُwe willnashāu
  11. بِزَعْمِهِمْby their claimbizaʿmihim
  12. وَأَنْعَـٰمٌAnd cattlewa-anʿāmun
  13. حُرِّمَتْforbiddenḥurrimat
  14. ظُهُورُهَا(are) their backsẓuhūruhā
  15. وَأَنْعَـٰمٌۭand cattlewa-anʿāmun
  16. لَّاnotlā
  17. يَذْكُرُونَthey mentionyadhkurūna
  18. ٱسْمَ(the) nameis'ma
  19. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  20. عَلَيْهَاon itʿalayhā
  21. ٱفْتِرَآءً(as) an inventionif'tirāan
  22. عَلَيْهِ ۚagainst Himʿalayhi
  23. سَيَجْزِيهِمHe will recompense themsayajzīhim
  24. بِمَاfor whatbimā
  25. كَانُوا۟they used tokānū
  26. يَفْتَرُونَinventyaftarūna

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