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Verse (32:10), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (32:10) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and time adverb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (32) sūrat l-sajdah (The Prostration)


(32:10:2)
a-idhā
"Is (it) when
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
T – time adverb
الهمزة همزة استفهام
ظرف زمان

Verse (32:10)

The analysis above refers to the tenth verse of chapter 32 (sūrat l-sajdah):

Sahih International: And they say, "When we are lost within the earth, will we indeed be [recreated] in a new creation?" Rather, they are, in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord, disbelievers.

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