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سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٢٨٦

Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 79

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Verses 79–81

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Al-Baqarah 79

فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذ۪ينَ يَكْتُبُونَ الْكِتَابَ بِاَيْد۪يهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا بِه۪ ثَمَنًا قَل۪يلًاۜ فَوَيْلٌ لَهُمْ مِمَّا كَتَبَتْ اَيْد۪يهِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَهُمْ مِمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ ۝٧٩

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Transliteration

Transliteration

79Feveylül lilleẕîne yektübûne-lkitâbe bieydîhim ŝümme yeḳûlûne hâẕâ min ʿindi-llâhi liyeşterû bihî ŝemenen ḳalîlâ. feveylül lehüm mimmâ ketebet eydîhim veveylül lehüm mimmâ yeksibûn.

English Translation

English Translation

79Woe to those who write a book with their own hands and then say, "This is from Allah," in order to gain a small profit by it! Woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn!

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.