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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anfal, verse 21

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Without diacritics

ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعنا وهم لا يسمعون

Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:

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  • Verse 21 of 75
  • Juz 9
  • Page 179

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَكُونُوا۟betakūnū
  3. كَٱلَّذِينَlike those whoka-alladhīna
  4. قَالُوا۟sayqālū
  5. سَمِعْنَاWe heardsamiʿ'nā
  6. وَهُمْwhile theywahum
  7. لَا(do) notlā
  8. يَسْمَعُونَhearyasmaʿūna

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