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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 42

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ولقد ارسلنا الى امم من قبلك فاخذناهم بالباساء والضراء لعلهم يتضرعون

Before thee We sent (Apostles) to many nations, And We afflicted the nations With suffering and adversity, That they might learn humility.

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  • Verse 42 of 165
  • Juz 7
  • Page 132

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. أَرْسَلْنَآWe sent (Messengers)arsalnā
  3. إِلَىٰٓtoilā
  4. أُمَمٍۢnationsumamin
  5. مِّنfrommin
  6. قَبْلِكَbefore youqablika
  7. فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمthen We seized themfa-akhadhnāhum
  8. بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِwith adversitybil-basāi
  9. وَٱلضَّرَّآءِand hardshipwal-ḍarāi
  10. لَعَلَّهُمْso that they maylaʿallahum
  11. يَتَضَرَّعُونَhumble themselvesyataḍarraʿūna

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