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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 33

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Without diacritics

قل انما حرم ربي الفواحش ما ظهر منها وما بطن والاثم والبغي بغير الحق وان تشركوا بالله ما لم ينزل به سلطانا وان تقولوا على الله ما لا تعلمون

Say: The things that my Lord Hath indeed forbidden are: Shameful deeds, whether open Or secret; sins and trespasses Against truth or reason; assigning Of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority; And saying things about God Of which ye have no knowledge.

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  • Verse 33 of 206
  • Juz 8
  • Page 154

Word by word

  1. قُلْSayqul
  2. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  3. حَرَّمَ(had) forbiddenḥarrama
  4. رَبِّىَmy Lordrabbiya
  5. ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَthe shameful deedsl-fawāḥisha
  6. مَاwhatmā
  7. ظَهَرَ(is) apparentẓahara
  8. مِنْهَاof itmin'hā
  9. وَمَاand whatwamā
  10. بَطَنَis concealedbaṭana
  11. وَٱلْإِثْمَand the sinwal-ith'ma
  12. وَٱلْبَغْىَand the oppressionwal-baghya
  13. بِغَيْرِwithoutbighayri
  14. ٱلْحَقِّ[the] rightl-ḥaqi
  15. وَأَنand thatwa-an
  16. تُشْرِكُوا۟you associate (others)tush'rikū
  17. بِٱللَّهِwith Allahbil-lahi
  18. مَاwhatmā
  19. لَمْnotlam
  20. يُنَزِّلْHe (has) sent downyunazzil
  21. بِهِۦof itbihi
  22. سُلْطَـٰنًۭاany authoritysul'ṭānan
  23. وَأَنand thatwa-an
  24. تَقُولُوا۟you saytaqūlū
  25. عَلَىaboutʿalā
  26. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  27. مَاwhatmā
  28. لَاnotlā
  29. تَعْلَمُونَyou knowtaʿlamūna

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