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Verse (31:25), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (31:25) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and proper noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The proper noun is in the genitive case (مجرور). The proper noun's triliteral root is hamza lām hā (أ ل ه). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (31) sūrat luq'mān


(31:25:11)
lillahi
(are) for Allah."
P – prefixed preposition lām
PN – genitive proper noun → Allah
جار ومجرور

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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