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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 12

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قال ما منعك الا تسجد اذ امرتك قال انا خير منه خلقتني من نار وخلقته من طين

(God) said: "What prevented Thee from bowing down When I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better Than he: Thou didst create Me from fire, and him from clay."

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  • Verse 12 of 206
  • Juz 8
  • Page 152

Word by word

  1. قَالَ(Allah) saidqāla
  2. مَاWhatmā
  3. مَنَعَكَprevented youmanaʿaka
  4. أَلَّاthat notallā
  5. تَسْجُدَyou prostratetasjuda
  6. إِذْwhenidh
  7. أَمَرْتُكَ ۖI commanded youamartuka
  8. قَالَ(Shaitaan) saidqāla
  9. أَنَا۠I amanā
  10. خَيْرٌۭbetterkhayrun
  11. مِّنْهُthan himmin'hu
  12. خَلَقْتَنِىYou created mekhalaqtanī
  13. مِنfrommin
  14. نَّارٍۢfirenārin
  15. وَخَلَقْتَهُۥand You created himwakhalaqtahu
  16. مِنfrommin
  17. طِينٍۢclayṭīnin

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