Surah An-Nisa, ayah 117
إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَـٰثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَـٰنًا مَّرِيدًا
They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan,
An-Nisa · 4:117
Word by word
- إِنinNot
- يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
- مِنminfrom
- دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
- إِلَّآillābut
- إِنَـٰثًۭاināthanfemale (deities)
- وَإِنwa-inand not
- يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- شَيْطَـٰنًۭاshayṭānanShaitaan
- مَّرِيدًۭاmarīdanrebellious
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