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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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Council, Consultation, The Counsel 42:14

They divided, out of rivalry, only after knowledge had come to them, and, if it had not been for a decree already passed by your Lord to reprieve them until an appointed time, they would already have been judged. Those after them, who inherited the Scripture, are in disquieting doubt about it

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
And not	وَمَا (wamā)	م ا	Prep. Prep
they became divided	تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟ (tafarraqū)	ف ر ق	Verb V
until	إِلَّا (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
after	مِنۢ (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
after	بَعْدِ (baʿdi)	ب ع د	Noun Noun
[what]	مَا (mā)	م ا	Noun Noun
came to them	جَآءَهُمُ (jāahumu)	ج ي أ	Verb V
the knowledge	ٱلْعِلْمُ (l-ʿil'mu)	ع ل م	Noun Noun
(out of) rivalry	بَغْيًۢا (baghyan)	ب غ ي	Noun Noun
among them	بَيْنَهُمْ (baynahum)	ب ي ن	Noun Noun
And if not	وَلَوْلَا (walawlā)	ل و ل ا	Prep. Prep
(for) a word	كَلِمَةٌ (kalimatun)	ك ل م	Noun Noun
(that) preceded	سَبَقَتْ (sabaqat)	س ب ق	Verb V
from	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
your Lord	رَّبِّكَ (rabbika)	ر ب ب	Noun Noun
for	إِلَىٰٓ (ilā)	ا ل ي	Prep. Prep
a term	أَجَلٍ (ajalin)	أ ج ل	Noun Noun
specified	مُّسَمًّى (musamman)	س م و	Noun Noun
surely, it (would have) been settled	لَّقُضِىَ (laquḍiya)	ق ض ي	Verb V
between them	بَيْنَهُمْ (baynahum)	ب ي ن	Noun Noun
And indeed	وَإِنَّ (wa-inna)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
those who	ٱلَّذِينَ (alladhīna)	ا ل ذ ي	Noun Noun
were made to inherit	أُورِثُوا۟ (ūrithū)	و ر ث	Verb V
the Book	ٱلْكِتَٰبَ (l-kitāba)	ك ت ب	Noun Noun
after them	مِنۢ (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
after them	بَعْدِهِمْ (baʿdihim)	ب ع د	Noun Noun
(are) surely in	لَفِى (lafī)	ف ي	Prep. Prep
doubt	شَكٍّ (shakkin)	ش ك ك	Noun Noun
concerning it	مِّنْهُ (min'hu)	م ن	Prep. Prep
disquieting	مُرِيبٍ (murībin)	ر ي ب	Noun Noun

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Surah: Council, Consultation, The Counsel
Verse: 42:14
Juz: 25
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 62
Translations: 62
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Root Words in This Verse

فرق (تَفَرَّقَ)
بعد (بَعْد)
جيأ (جاءَ)
علم (عِلْم)
بغي (بَغْي)
بين (بَيْن)
كلم (كَلِمَة)
سبق (سَبَقَ)
ربب (رَبّ)
أجل (أَجَل)
سمو (مُسَمًّى)
قضي (قَضَى)
ورث (أَوْرَثَ)
كتب (كِتاب)
شكك (شَكّ)
ريب (مُرِيب)

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

11:110 24%

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba fa-ukh'tulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum wa-innahum lafī shakkin min'hu murībi

We gave Moses the Scripture before you, but differences arose about it and if it had not been for a prior word from your Lord, a decision would already have been made between them, though they are in grave doubt about it

41:45 20%

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۗ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba fa-ukh'tulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum wa-innahum lafī shakkin min'hu murībi

We gave the Scripture to Moses but disputes arose about it- if it were not for a decree that had already been issued from your Lord, they would already have been judged- and still they are doubtful and suspicious of it

45:17 18%

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

waātaynāhum bayyinātin mina l-amri famā ikh'talafū illā min baʿdi mā jāahumu l-ʿil'mu baghyan baynahum inna rabbaka yaqḍī baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūn

We gave them clear proof in matters [of religion]. They differed among themselves out of mutual rivalry, only after knowledge came to them: on the Day of Resurrection your Lord will judge between them regarding their differences

3:19 15%

إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمُ ۗ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

inna l-dīna ʿinda l-lahi l-is'lāmu wamā ikh'talafa alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba illā min baʿdi mā jāahumu l-ʿil'mu baghyan baynahum waman yakfur biāyāti l-lahi fa-inna l-laha sarīʿu l-ḥisāb

True Religion, in God’s eyes, is islam: [devotion to Him alone]. Those who were given the Scripture disagreed out of rivalry, only after they had been given knowledge- if anyone denies God’s revelations, God is swift to take account

10:19 13%

وَمَا كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ إِلَّآ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

wamā kāna l-nāsu illā ummatan wāḥidatan fa-ikh'talafū walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum fīmā fīhi yakhtalifūn

All people were originally one single community, but later they differed. If it had not been for a word from your Lord, the preordained judgement would already have been passed between them regarding their differences

Word Analysis — Council, Consultation, The Counsel 42:14

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis