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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anfal, verse 35

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وما كان صلاتهم عند البيت الا مكاء وتصدية فذوقوا العذاب بما كنتم تكفرون

Their prayer at the House (Of God) is nothing but Whistling and clapping of hands: (Its only answer can be), "Taste ye the Penalty Because ye blasphemed."

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  • Verse 35 of 75
  • Juz 9
  • Page 181

Word by word

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كَانَwaskāna
  3. صَلَاتُهُمْtheir prayerṣalātuhum
  4. عِندَatʿinda
  5. ٱلْبَيْتِthe Housel-bayti
  6. إِلَّاexceptillā
  7. مُكَآءًۭwhistlingmukāan
  8. وَتَصْدِيَةًۭ ۚand clappingwataṣdiyatan
  9. فَذُوقُوا۟So tastefadhūqū
  10. ٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentl-ʿadhāba
  11. بِمَاbecausebimā
  12. كُنتُمْyou used tokuntum
  13. تَكْفُرُونَdisbelievetakfurūna

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