The sixteenth word of verse (4:137) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A particle of purpose and verb. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is ghayn fā rā (غ ف ر).

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:137:16) liyaghfira forgive
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb, subjunctive mood	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب

Verse (4:137)

The analysis above refers to the 137th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: Indeed, those who have believed then disbelieved, then believed, then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a way.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ghayn fā rā

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zahid javaid 19th November, 2011 I m doctot zahid.when I click on DENIAL LAM PREFIX 4;137:16 in heading of THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD , it give the explanation of PURPOSE LAM PREFIX. Please amend this problem. jazakallah khair.

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