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Quran Maqasid

Surah At-Talaq, verse 8

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وكاين من قرية عتت عن امر ربها ورسله فحاسبناها حسابا شديدا وعذبناها عذابا نكرا

How many populations That insolently opposed The command of their Lord And of His apostles, Did We not then Call to account, To severe account? And We imposed on them An exemplary Punishment.

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  • Verse 8 of 12
  • Juz 28
  • Page 559

Word by word

  1. وَكَأَيِّنAnd how manywaka-ayyin
  2. مِّنofmin
  3. قَرْيَةٍa townqaryatin
  4. عَتَتْrebelledʿatat
  5. عَنْagainstʿan
  6. أَمْرِ(the) Commandamri
  7. رَبِّهَا(of) its Lordrabbihā
  8. وَرُسُلِهِۦand His Messengerswarusulihi
  9. فَحَاسَبْنَـٰهَاso We took it to accountfaḥāsabnāhā
  10. حِسَابًۭاan accountḥisāban
  11. شَدِيدًۭاsevereshadīdan
  12. وَعَذَّبْنَـٰهَاand We punished itwaʿadhabnāhā
  13. عَذَابًۭاa punishmentʿadhāban
  14. نُّكْرًۭاterriblenuk'ran

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