The fourth word of verse (24:21) is a prohibition particle (حرف نهي) that is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (24) sūrat l-nūr (The Light) (24:21:4) lā (Do) not
PRO – prohibition particle	حرف نهي

Verse (24:21)

The analysis above refers to the 21st verse of chapter 24 (sūrat l-nūr):

Sahih International: O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allah purifies whom He wills, and Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

See Also

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

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