The second word of verse (8:53) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and accusative particle. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها).

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:53:2) bi-anna (is) because
P – prefixed preposition bi ACC – accusative particle	حرف جر حرف نصب من اخوات «ان»

Verse (8:53)

The analysis above refers to the 53rd verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

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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