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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 88

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ذلك هدى الله يهدي به من يشاء من عباده ولو اشركوا لحبط عنهم ما كانوا يعملون

This is the Guidance Of God: He giveth That guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join Other gods with Him, All that they did Would be vain for them,

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  • Verse 88 of 165
  • Juz 7
  • Page 138

Word by word

  1. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  2. هُدَى(is the) Guidancehudā
  3. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  4. يَهْدِىHe guidesyahdī
  5. بِهِۦwith itbihi
  6. مَنwhomman
  7. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  8. مِنْofmin
  9. عِبَادِهِۦ ۚHis slavesʿibādihi
  10. وَلَوْBut ifwalaw
  11. أَشْرَكُوا۟they (had) associated partners (with Allah)ashrakū
  12. لَحَبِطَsurely (would be) worthlesslaḥabiṭa
  13. عَنْهُمfor themʿanhum
  14. مَّاwhatmā
  15. كَانُوا۟they used tokānū
  16. يَعْمَلُونَdoyaʿmalūna

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