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Verse (3:23), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (3:23) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:23:1)
alam
Have not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نفي

Verse (3:23)

The analysis above refers to the 23rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Do you not consider, [O Muhammad], those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They are invited to the Scripture of Allah that it should arbitrate between them; then a party of them turns away, and they are refusing.

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