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Verse (3:153), Word 14 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourteenth word of verse (3:153) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and subordinating conjunction. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:153:14)
likaylā
so that not
P – prefixed preposition lām
SUB – subordinating conjunction
جار ومجرور

Verse (3:153)

The analysis above refers to the 153rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: [Remember] when you [fled and] climbed [the mountain] without looking aside at anyone while the Messenger was calling you from behind. So Allah repaid you with distress upon distress so you would not grieve for that which had escaped you [of victory and spoils of war] or [for] that which had befallen you [of injury and death]. And Allah is [fully] Acquainted with what you do.

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