سُوْرَةُ الْمَعَارِجِ

Surah Al-Ma'aarij (70) — Ayah 31

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فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ﴿31﴾
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
فَمَنِ famani But whoever
ٱبْتَغَىٰ ib'taghā seeks
وَرَآءَ warāa beyond
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ fa-ulāika then those
هُمُ humu [they]
ٱلْعَادُونَ l-ʿādūna (are) the transgressors

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31. But whoever seeks beyond that, then such are the transgressors [18].

[18] For the explanation of verses 29, 30, and 31, see the commentary on Surah Al-Mu’minun, verses 5, 6, and 7. In addition, refer also to An-Nur verse 30 and Al-Ahzab verse 35.