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Verse (31:25), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (31:25) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, emphatic prefix and conditional particle. 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 (31) sūrat luq'mān


(31:25:1)
wala-in
And if
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
COND – conditional particle
الواو عاطفة
اللام لام التوكيد
حرف شرط

Verse (31:25)

The analysis above refers to the 25th verse of chapter 31 (sūrat luq'mān):

Sahih International: And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, " Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know.

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