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Surah An-Nisa · Ayah 22

النساء · 176 verses · Medinan
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةًۭ وَمَقْتًۭا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا ٢٢
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Meaning of Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 22

Wala tankihoo ma nakahaabaokum mina annisa-i illa maqad salafa innahu kana fahishatan wamaqtan wasaasabeela

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تَنكِحُوا۟tankiḥūmarry
  3. مَاmāwhom
  4. نَكَحَnakaḥamarried
  5. ءَابَآؤُكُمābāukumyour fathers
  6. مِّنَminaof
  7. ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
  8. إِلَّاillāexcept
  9. مَاmāwhat
  10. قَدْqadhas
  11. سَلَفَ ۚsalafapassed before
  12. إِنَّهُۥinnahuindeed it
  13. كَانَkānawas
  14. فَـٰحِشَةًۭfāḥishatanan immorality
  15. وَمَقْتًۭاwamaqtanand hateful
  16. وَسَآءَwasāaand (an) evil
  17. سَبِيلًاsabīlanway