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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 138

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وجاوزنا ببني اسرائيل البحر فاتوا على قوم يعكفون على اصنام لهم قالوا يا موسى اجعل لنا الها كما لهم الهة قال انكم قوم تجهلون

We took the Children of Israel (With safety) across the sea. They came upon a people Devoted entirely to some idols They had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us A god like unto the gods They have." He said: "Surely ye are a people Without knowledge.

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  • Verse 138 of 206
  • Juz 9
  • Page 167

Word by word

  1. وَجَـٰوَزْنَاAnd We led acrosswajāwaznā
  2. بِبَنِىٓ(the) Childrenbibanī
  3. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelis'rāīla
  4. ٱلْبَحْرَthe seal-baḥra
  5. فَأَتَوْا۟Then they camefa-ataw
  6. عَلَىٰuponʿalā
  7. قَوْمٍۢa peopleqawmin
  8. يَعْكُفُونَdevotedyaʿkufūna
  9. عَلَىٰٓtoʿalā
  10. أَصْنَامٍۢidolsaṣnāmin
  11. لَّهُمْ ۚof theirslahum
  12. قَالُوا۟They saidqālū
  13. يَـٰمُوسَىO Musayāmūsā
  14. ٱجْعَلMakeij'ʿal
  15. لَّنَآfor uslanā
  16. إِلَـٰهًۭاa godilāhan
  17. كَمَاlike whatkamā
  18. لَهُمْthey havelahum
  19. ءَالِهَةٌۭ ۚgodsālihatun
  20. قَالَHe saidqāla
  21. إِنَّكُمْIndeed, youinnakum
  22. قَوْمٌۭ(are) a peopleqawmun
  23. تَجْهَلُونَignoranttajhalūna

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