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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 197

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Without diacritics

والذين تدعون من دونه لا يستطيعون نصركم ولا انفسهم ينصرون

"But those ye call upon Besides Him, are unable To help you, and indeed To help themselves."

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  • Verse 197 of 206
  • Juz 9
  • Page 176

Word by word

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whomwa-alladhīna
  2. تَدْعُونَyou invoketadʿūna
  3. مِنfrommin
  4. دُونِهِۦbesides Himdūnihi
  5. لَاnotlā
  6. يَسْتَطِيعُونَthey are ableyastaṭīʿūna
  7. نَصْرَكُمْ(to) help younaṣrakum
  8. وَلَآand notwalā
  9. أَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesanfusahum
  10. يَنصُرُونَcan they helpyanṣurūna

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