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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 77

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فعقروا الناقة وعتوا عن امر ربهم وقالوا يا صالح ائتنا بما تعدنا ان كنت من المرسلين

Then they ham-strung The she-camel, and insolently Defied the order of their Lord, Saying: "O Ṣaliḥ! bring about Thy threats, if thou art An apostle (of God)!"

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  • Verse 77 of 206
  • Juz 8
  • Page 160

Word by word

  1. فَعَقَرُوا۟Then they hamstrungfaʿaqarū
  2. ٱلنَّاقَةَthe she-camell-nāqata
  3. وَعَتَوْا۟and (were) insolentwaʿataw
  4. عَنْtowardsʿan
  5. أَمْرِ(the) commandamri
  6. رَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordrabbihim
  7. وَقَالُوا۟and they saidwaqālū
  8. يَـٰصَـٰلِحُO Salihyāṣāliḥu
  9. ٱئْتِنَاBring usi'tinā
  10. بِمَاwhatbimā
  11. تَعِدُنَآyou promise ustaʿidunā
  12. إِنifin
  13. كُنتَyou arekunta
  14. مِنَofmina
  15. ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengersl-mur'salīna

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