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Quran 9:9
At-Tawba — The Repentanceالتوبة
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.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)
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2 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 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 63:2
Al-Munaafiqoon — The Hypocrites
Shared phrase
إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
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,