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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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these are nothing but names you have invented yourselves, you and your forefathers. God has sent no authority for them. These people merely follow guesswork and the whims of their souls, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Not	إِنْ (in)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
they	هِىَ (hiya)	—	Noun Noun
(are) except	إِلَّآ (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
names	أَسْمَآءٌ (asmāon)	س م و	Noun Noun
you have named them	سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ (sammaytumūhā)	س م و	Verb V
you	أَنتُمْ (antum)	—	Noun Noun
and your forefathers	وَءَابَآؤُكُم (waābāukum)	أ ب و	Noun Noun
not	مَّآ (mā)	م ا	Prep. Prep
has Allah sent down	أَنزَلَ (anzala)	ن ز ل	Verb V
has Allah sent down	ٱللَّهُ (l-lahu)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
for it	بِهَا (bihā)	—	Noun Noun
any	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
authority	سُلْطَٰنٍ (sul'ṭānin)	س ل ط	Noun Noun
Not	إِن (in)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
they follow	يَتَّبِعُونَ (yattabiʿūna)	ت ب ع	Verb V
except	إِلَّا (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
assumption	ٱلظَّنَّ (l-ẓana)	ظ ن ن	Noun Noun
and what	وَمَا (wamā)	م ا	Noun Noun
desire	تَهْوَى (tahwā)	ه و ي	Verb V
the(ir) souls	ٱلْأَنفُسُ (l-anfusu)	ن ف س	Noun Noun
And certainly	وَلَقَدْ (walaqad)	ق د	Prep. Prep
has come to them	جَآءَهُم (jāahum)	ج ي أ	Verb V
from	مِّن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
their Lord	رَّبِّهِمُ (rabbihimu)	ر ب ب	Noun Noun
the guidance	ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ (l-hudā)	ه د ي	Noun Noun

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Surah: The Star
Verse: 53:23
Juz: 27
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 23
Translations: 62
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Root Words in This Verse

سمو (اسْم)
أبو (آباء)
نزل (أَنزَلَ)
أله (اللَّه)
سلط (سُلْطان)
تبع (اتَّبَعَ)
ظنن (ظَنّ)
هوي (هَوَى)
نفس (نَفْس)
جيأ (جاءَ)
ربب (رَبّ)
هدي (هُدًى)

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12:40 28%

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

mā taʿbudūna min dūnihi illā asmāan sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā anzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin ini l-ḥuk'mu illā lillahi amara allā taʿbudū illā iyyāhu dhālika l-dīnu l-qayimu walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūn

All those you worship instead of Him are mere names you and your forefathers have invented, names for which God has sent down no sanction. Authority belongs to God alone, and He orders you to worship none but Him: this is the true faith, though most people do not realize it

7:71 18%

قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ ۖ أَتُجَـٰدِلُونَنِى فِىٓ أَسْمَآءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ

qāla qad waqaʿa ʿalaykum min rabbikum rij'sun waghaḍabun atujādilūnanī fī asmāin sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā nazzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin fa-intaẓirū innī maʿakum mina l-muntaẓirīn

He said, ‘You are already set to receive your Lord’s loathing and anger. Are you arguing with me about mere names you and your forefathers invented, names for which God has given no sanction? Just wait; I too am waiting.’

Word Analysis — The Star 53:23

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis