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Quran 63:2

Al-Munaafiqoon — The Hypocritesالمنافقون

اتَّخَذُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

They make their faith a pretext so that they may turn (men) from the way of Allah. Verily evil is that which they are wont to do,

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)

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3 verses share an exact phrase of at least five Arabic words with this verse. Each link below shows the longest shared phrase for that pair; different pairs may share different phrases. Arabic pause marks are preserved in the text and ignored when matching.

  • Quran 9:9

    At-Tawba — The Repentance

    Shared phrase

    إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

    اشْتَرَوْا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

    They have purchased with the revelations of Allah a little gain, so they debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do.

  • Quran 58:15

    Al-Mujaadila — The Pleading Woman

    Shared phrase

    إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

    أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

    Allah hath prepared for them a dreadful doom. Evil indeed is that which they are wont to do.

  • Quran 58:16

    Al-Mujaadila — The Pleading Woman

    Shared phrase

    اتَّخَذُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

    اتَّخَذُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ

    They make a shelter of their oaths and turn (men) from the way of Allah; so theirs will be a shameful doom.