The first word of verse (17:31) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and prohibition particle. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The prohibition particle (حرف نهي) is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey) (17:31:1) walā And (do) not
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) PRO – prohibition particle	الواو عاطفة حرف نهي

Verse (17:31)

The analysis above refers to the 31st verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

See Also

• English Translations
• Negative Prohibition
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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