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Verse (5:40), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (5:40) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food)


(5:40:1)
alam
Do not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نفي

Verse (5:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: Do you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.

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