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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 56

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قل اني نهيت ان اعبد الذين تدعون من دون الله قل لا اتبع اهواءكم قد ضللت اذا وما انا من المهتدين

Say: "I am forbidden To worship those—others Than God—whom ye Call upon." Say: "I will Not follow your vain desires: If I did, I would stray From the path, and be not Of the company of those Who receive guidance."

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  • Verse 56 of 165
  • Juz 7
  • Page 134

Word by word

  1. قُلْSayqul
  2. إِنِّىIndeed Iinnī
  3. نُهِيتُ[I] am forbiddennuhītu
  4. أَنْthatan
  5. أَعْبُدَI worshipaʿbuda
  6. ٱلَّذِينَthose whomalladhīna
  7. تَدْعُونَyou calltadʿūna
  8. مِنfrommin
  9. دُونِbesidesdūni
  10. ٱللَّهِ ۚAllahl-lahi
  11. قُلSayqul
  12. لَّآNotlā
  13. أَتَّبِعُI followattabiʿu
  14. أَهْوَآءَكُمْ ۙyour (vain) desiresahwāakum
  15. قَدْcertainlyqad
  16. ضَلَلْتُI would go astrayḍalaltu
  17. إِذًۭاthenidhan
  18. وَمَآand notwamā
  19. أَنَا۠I (would be)anā
  20. مِنَfrommina
  21. ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَthe guided-onesl-muh'tadīna

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