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Verse (39:22), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (39:22) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and verbal noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The form IV verbal noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The verbal noun's triliteral root is sīn lām mīm (س ل م). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (39) sūrat l-zumar (The Groups)


(39:22:5)
lil'is'lāmi
for Islam
P – prefixed preposition lām
PN – genitive masculine (form IV) verbal noun → Islam
جار ومجرور

Verse (39:22)

The analysis above refers to the 22nd verse of chapter 39 (sūrat l-zumar):

Sahih International: So is one whose breast Allah has expanded to [accept] Islam and he is upon a light from his Lord [like one whose heart rejects it]? Then woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in manifest error.

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