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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Jinn, verse 17

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لنفتنهم فيه ومن يعرض عن ذكر ربه يسلكه عذابا صعدا

"That We might try them By that (means). But if any turns away From the remembrance Of his Lord, He will Cause him to undergo A severe Penalty.

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  • Verse 17 of 28
  • Juz 29
  • Page 573

Word by word

  1. لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْThat We might test themlinaftinahum
  2. فِيهِ ۚthereinfīhi
  3. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  4. يُعْرِضْturns awayyuʿ'riḍ
  5. عَنfromʿan
  6. ذِكْرِthe Remembrancedhik'ri
  7. رَبِّهِۦ(of) his Lordrabbihi
  8. يَسْلُكْهُHe will make him enteryasluk'hu
  9. عَذَابًۭاa punishmentʿadhāban
  10. صَعَدًۭاsevereṣaʿadan

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