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Verse (17:49), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (17:49) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and time adverb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)


(17:49:2)
a-idhā
"Is it when
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
T – time adverb
الهمزة همزة استفهام
ظرف زمان

Verse (17:49)

The analysis above refers to the 49th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

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