The ninth word of verse (8:15) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A result particle and prohibition particle. The result particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate the result of a condition. The prohibition particle (حرف نهي) is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:15:9) falā then (do) not
RSLT – prefixed result particle PRO – prohibition particle	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط حرف نهي

Verse (8:15)

The analysis above refers to the fifteenth verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight].

See Also

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

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