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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 160

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وقطعناهم اثنتي عشرة اسباطا امما واوحينا الى موسى اذ استسقاه قومه ان اضرب بعصاك الحجر فانبجست منه اثنتا عشرة عينا قد علم كل اناس مشربهم وظللنا عليهم الغمام وانزلنا عليهم المن والسلوى كلوا من طيبات ما رزقناكم وما ظلمونا ولكن كانوا انفسهم يظلمون

We divided them into twelve Tribes Or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, When his (thirsty) people asked Him for water: "Strike the rock With thy staff": out of it There gushed forth twelve springs: Each group knew its own place For water. We gave them The shade of clouds, and sent Down to them manna and quails, (Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (But they rebelled); to Us They did no harm, but They harmed their own souls.

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  • Verse 160 of 206
  • Juz 9
  • Page 171

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  1. وَقَطَّعْنَـٰهُمُAnd We divided themwaqaṭṭaʿnāhumu
  2. ٱثْنَتَىْ(into) twoith'natay
  3. عَشْرَةَ(and) ten [i.e. twelve]ʿashrata
  4. أَسْبَاطًاtribesasbāṭan
  5. أُمَمًۭا ۚ(as) communitiesumaman
  6. وَأَوْحَيْنَآAnd We inspiredwa-awḥaynā
  7. إِلَىٰtoilā
  8. مُوسَىٰٓMusamūsā
  9. إِذِwhenidhi
  10. ٱسْتَسْقَىٰهُasked him for wateris'tasqāhu
  11. قَوْمُهُۥٓhis peopleqawmuhu
  12. أَنِ[that]ani
  13. ٱضْرِبStrikeiḍ'rib
  14. بِّعَصَاكَwith your staffbiʿaṣāka
  15. ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖthe stonel-ḥajara
  16. فَٱنۢبَجَسَتْThen gushed forthfa-inbajasat
  17. مِنْهُfrom itmin'hu
  18. ٱثْنَتَاtwoith'natā
  19. عَشْرَةَ(and) ten [i.e. twelve]ʿashrata
  20. عَيْنًۭا ۖspringsʿaynan
  21. قَدْCertainlyqad
  22. عَلِمَknewʿalima
  23. كُلُّeachkullu
  24. أُنَاسٍۢpeopleunāsin
  25. مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۚtheir drinking placemashrabahum
  26. وَظَلَّلْنَاAnd We shadedwaẓallalnā
  27. عَلَيْهِمُ[on] themʿalayhimu
  28. ٱلْغَمَـٰمَ(with) the cloudsl-ghamāma
  29. وَأَنزَلْنَاand We sent downwa-anzalnā
  30. عَلَيْهِمُupon themʿalayhimu
  31. ٱلْمَنَّthe mannal-mana
  32. وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖand the quailswal-salwā
  33. كُلُوا۟Eatkulū
  34. مِنfrommin
  35. طَيِّبَـٰتِ(the) good thingsṭayyibāti
  36. مَاwhichmā
  37. رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ ۚWe have provided yourazaqnākum
  38. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  39. ظَلَمُونَاthey wronged Usẓalamūnā
  40. وَلَـٰكِنbutwalākin
  41. كَانُوٓا۟they werekānū
  42. أَنفُسَهُمْ(to) themselvesanfusahum
  43. يَظْلِمُونَdoing wrongyaẓlimūna

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