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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 140

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قد خسر الذين قتلوا اولادهم سفها بغير علم وحرموا ما رزقهم الله افتراء على الله قد ضلوا وما كانوا مهتدين

Lost are those who slay Their children, from folly, Without knowledge, and forbid Food which God hath provided For them, inventing (lies) Against God. They have Indeed gone astray And heeded no guidance.

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  • Verse 140 of 165
  • Juz 8
  • Page 146

Word by word

  1. قَدْCertainlyqad
  2. خَسِرَ(are) lostkhasira
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. قَتَلُوٓا۟killedqatalū
  5. أَوْلَـٰدَهُمْtheir childrenawlādahum
  6. سَفَهًۢا(in) foolishnesssafahan
  7. بِغَيْرِwithoutbighayri
  8. عِلْمٍۢknowledgeʿil'min
  9. وَحَرَّمُوا۟and forbidwaḥarramū
  10. مَاwhatmā
  11. رَزَقَهُمُ(bas been) provided (to) themrazaqahumu
  12. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allah l-lahu
  13. ٱفْتِرَآءًinventing (lies)if'tirāan
  14. عَلَىagainstʿalā
  15. ٱللَّهِ ۚAllahl-lahi
  16. قَدْCertainlyqad
  17. ضَلُّوا۟they have gone astrayḍallū
  18. وَمَاand notwamā
  19. كَانُوا۟they arekānū
  20. مُهْتَدِينَguided-onesmuh'tadīna

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