The third word of verse (2:2) is a negative particle that acts like the particle anna (أن). This particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:2:3) lā no
NEG – negative particle	نافية تعمل عمل «أن»

Verse (2:2)

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

Sahih International: This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle inna (ان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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Dara 14th September, 2013 La could be Nafiya Li-Al-Jins (Categorical Negation) i.e. no chance of any exception. Noun for La: Raib is in state of Nasb with ending Fat-ha namely Raib-a. Khabar for La: Could be considered as omitted. Therefore the verse reads: That Book, beyond any doubt, within it guidance for righteous. It is also possible that La acts upon the semi-sentence Fi-Hi Huda-n, this Fi-Hi is Khabar (Information about Beginning) that appears prior to the rest and Huda-n delayed Mubtada' (Beginning).

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