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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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He always commands you to do what is evil and indecent, and to say things about God that you do not really know

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Only	إِنَّمَا (innamā)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
he commands you	يَأْمُرُكُم (yamurukum)	أ م ر	Verb V
to (do) the evil	بِٱلسُّوٓءِ (bil-sūi)	س و أ	Noun Noun
and the shameful	وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِ (wal-faḥshāi)	ف ح ش	Noun Noun
and that	وَأَن (wa-an)	أ ن	Prep. Prep
you say	تَقُولُوا۟ (taqūlū)	ق و ل	Verb V
about	عَلَى (ʿalā)	ع ل ي	Prep. Prep
Allah	ٱللَّهِ (l-lahi)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
what	مَا (mā)	م ا	Noun Noun
not	لَا (lā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
you know	تَعْلَمُونَ (taʿlamūna)	ع ل م	Verb V

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Surah: The Cow
Verse: 2:169
Juz: 1-3
Revelation: Medinan
Revelation Order: 87
Translations: 63
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Root Words in This Verse

أمر (أَمَرَ)
سوأ (سُوء)
فحش (فَحْشاء)
قول (قالَ)
أله (اللَّه)
علم (عَلِمَ)

Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

7:33 20%

قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّىَ ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَٱلْإِثْمَ وَٱلْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

qul innamā ḥarrama rabbiya l-fawāḥisha mā ẓahara min'hā wamā baṭana wal-ith'ma wal-baghya bighayri l-ḥaqi wa-an tush'rikū bil-lahi mā lam yunazzil bihi sul'ṭānan wa-an taqūlū ʿalā l-lahi mā lā taʿlamūn

Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord only forbids disgraceful deeds- whether they be open or hidden- and sin and unjustified aggression, and that you, without His sanction, associate things with Him, and that you say things about Him without knowledge.’

7:62 17%

أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّى وَأَنصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

uballighukum risālāti rabbī wa-anṣaḥu lakum wa-aʿlamu mina l-lahi mā lā taʿlamūn

I am delivering my Lord’s messages to you and giving you sincere advice. I know things from God that you do not

12:86 15%

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّى وَحُزْنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

qāla innamā ashkū bathī waḥuz'nī ilā l-lahi wa-aʿlamu mina l-lahi mā lā taʿlamūn

He said, ‘I plead my grief and sorrow before God. I have knowledge from God that you do not have

7:28 14%

وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَـٰحِشَةً قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَآ ءَابَآءَنَا وَٱللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

wa-idhā faʿalū fāḥishatan qālū wajadnā ʿalayhā ābāanā wal-lahu amaranā bihā qul inna l-laha lā yamuru bil-faḥshāi ataqūlūna ʿalā l-lahi mā lā taʿlamūn

Yet when [these people] do something disgraceful, they say, ‘We found our forefathers doing this,’ and, ‘God has commanded us to do this.’ Say [Prophet], ‘God does not command disgraceful deeds. How can you say about God things that you do not know [to be true]?’

2:80 13%

وَقَالُوا۟ لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّآ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَةً ۚ قُلْ أَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَهْدًا فَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ عَهْدَهُۥٓ ۖ أَمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

waqālū lan tamassanā l-nāru illā ayyāman maʿdūdatan qul attakhadhtum ʿinda l-lahi ʿahdan falan yukh'lifa l-lahu ʿahdahu am taqūlūna ʿalā l-lahi mā lā taʿlamūn

They say, ‘The Fire will only touch us for a few days.’ Say to them, ‘Have you received a promise from God- for God never breaks His promise- or are you saying things about Him of which you have no real knowledge?’

Word Analysis — The Cow 2:169

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis