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Verse (23:87), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (23:87) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The supplemental particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so".

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


(23:87:4)
afalā
"Then will not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
SUP – prefixed supplemental particle
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
الفاء زائدة
حرف نفي

Verse (23:87)

The analysis above refers to the 87th verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: They will say, "[They belong] to Allah." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?"

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