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Verse (16:115), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (16:115) 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 (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:115:1)
innamā
Only
ACC – accusative particle
PREV – preventive particle
كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (16:115)

The analysis above refers to the 115th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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