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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 34

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ولكل امة اجل فاذا جاء اجلهم لا يستاخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون

To every People is a term. Appointed: when their term Is reached, not an hour Can they cause delay, Nor (an hour) can they Advance (it in anticipation).

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  • Verse 34 of 206
  • Juz 8
  • Page 154

Word by word

  1. وَلِكُلِّAnd for everywalikulli
  2. أُمَّةٍnationummatin
  3. أَجَلٌۭ ۖ(is a fixed) termajalun
  4. فَإِذَاSo whenfa-idhā
  5. جَآءَcomesjāa
  6. أَجَلُهُمْtheir termajaluhum
  7. لَا(they can) notlā
  8. يَسْتَأْخِرُونَseek to delayyastakhirūna
  9. سَاعَةًۭ ۖan hoursāʿatan
  10. وَلَاand notwalā
  11. يَسْتَقْدِمُونَseek to advance (it)yastaqdimūna

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