The first word of verse (22:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, preposition and demonstrative pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The prefixed preposition ka is usually translated as "like" or "as". The demonstrative pronoun is masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (22) sūrat l-ḥaj (The Pilgrimage) (22:16:1) wakadhālika And thus
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) P – prefixed preposition ka DEM – masculine singular demonstrative pronoun	الواو عاطفة جار ومجرور

Verse (22:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 22 (sūrat l-ḥaj):

Sahih International: And thus have We sent the Qur'an down as verses of clear evidence and because Allah guides whom He intends.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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