Qur'an | Word by Word | Audio | Prayer Times
__ Sign In
 
__

Verse (7:187), Word 29 - Quranic Grammar

__

The 29th word of verse (7:187) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An accusative particle and preventive particle. The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The preventive particle stops inna from taking its normal role in the sentence. Together the segments are known as kāfa wa makfūfa (كافة ومكفوفة).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights)


(7:187:29)
innamā
"Only
ACC – accusative particle
PREV – preventive particle
كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (7:187)

The analysis above refers to the 187th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah , but most of the people do not know."

See Also

Messages

You can sign in to add a message if this information could be improved or requires discussion.

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
__