The sixth word of verse (2:232) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A result particle and prohibition particle. The result particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate the result of a condition. The prohibition particle (حرف نهي) is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:232:6) falā then (do) not
RSLT – prefixed result particle PRO – prohibition particle	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط حرف نهي

Verse (2:232)

The analysis above refers to the 232nd verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is better for you and purer, and Allah knows and you know not.

See Also

• English Translations
• Negative Prohibition
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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