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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 83

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وتلك حجتنا اتيناها ابراهيم على قومه نرفع درجات من نشاء ان ربك حكيم عليم

That was the reasoning About Us, which We gave to Abraham (To use) against his people: We raise whom We will, Degree after degree: For thy Lord is full Of wisdom and knowledge.

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  • Verse 83 of 165
  • Juz 7
  • Page 138

Word by word

  1. وَتِلْكَAnd thiswatil'ka
  2. حُجَّتُنَآ(is) Our argumentḥujjatunā
  3. ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآWe gave itātaynāhā
  4. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ(to) Ibrahimib'rāhīma
  5. عَلَىٰagainstʿalā
  6. قَوْمِهِۦ ۚhis peopleqawmihi
  7. نَرْفَعُWe raisenarfaʿu
  8. دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ(by) degreesdarajātin
  9. مَّنwhomman
  10. نَّشَآءُ ۗWe willnashāu
  11. إِنَّIndeedinna
  12. رَبَّكَyour Lordrabbaka
  13. حَكِيمٌ(is) All-Wiseḥakīmun
  14. عَلِيمٌۭAll-Knowingʿalīmun

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