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Verse (23:17), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (23:17) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, emphatic prefix and particle of certainty. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis.

Chapter (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers)


(23:17:1)
walaqad
And indeed,
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
CERT – particle of certainty
الواو عاطفة
اللام لام التوكيد
حرف تحقيق

Verse (23:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: And We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware.

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