The fifth word of verse (4:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and relative pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The relative pronoun is masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:17:5) lilladhīna (is) for those who
P – prefixed preposition lām REL – masculine plural relative pronoun	جار ومجرور

Verse (4:17)

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

Sahih International: The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

See Also

• English Translations
• Subordinate Clauses
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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