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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anfal, verse 17

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فلم تقتلوهم ولكن الله قتلهم وما رميت اذ رميت ولكن الله رمى وليبلي المؤمنين منه بلاء حسنا ان الله سميع عليم

It is not ye who Slew them; it was God: When thou threwest (a handful Of dust), it was not Thy act, but God's: In order that He might Test the Believers By a gracious trial From Himself: for God Is He Who heareth And knoweth (all things).

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  • Verse 17 of 75
  • Juz 9
  • Page 179

Word by word

  1. فَلَمْAnd notfalam
  2. تَقْتُلُوهُمْyou kill themtaqtulūhum
  3. وَلَـٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. قَتَلَهُمْ ۚkilled themqatalahum
  6. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  7. رَمَيْتَyou threwramayta
  8. إِذْwhenidh
  9. رَمَيْتَyou threwramayta
  10. وَلَـٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  11. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  12. رَمَىٰ ۚthrewramā
  13. وَلِيُبْلِىَand that He may testwaliyub'liya
  14. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersl-mu'minīna
  15. مِنْهُfrom Himmin'hu
  16. بَلَآءً(with) a trialbalāan
  17. حَسَنًا ۚgoodḥasanan
  18. إِنَّIndeedinna
  19. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  20. سَمِيعٌ(is) All-Hearingsamīʿun
  21. عَلِيمٌۭAll-Knowingʿalīmun

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