The fourteenth word of verse (7:158) is a negative particle that acts like the particle anna (أن). This particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:158:14) lā (There is) no
NEG – negative particle	نافية تعمل عمل «أن»

Verse (7:158)

The analysis above refers to the 158th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle inna (ان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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FS 13th July, 2011 This is the 'no' of the strongest form in Arabic (laa naafiyah lil jins) although it is a negative is there a way that we make a difference between the usual negative and this one? Or are we accounting for that only in the syntax section?

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