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Verse (3:99), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (3:99) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and interrogative noun. 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)


(3:99:4)
lima
Why
P – prefixed preposition lām
INTG – interrogative noun
جار ومجرور

Verse (3:99)

The analysis above refers to the 99th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you avert from the way of Allah those who believe, seeking to make it [seem] deviant, while you are witnesses [to the truth]? And Allah is not unaware of what you do."

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