The second word of verse (96:19) is a prohibition particle (حرف نهي) that is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (96) sūrat l-ʿalaq (The Clot) (96:19:2) lā (Do) not
PRO – prohibition particle	حرف نهي

Verse (96:19)

The analysis above refers to the nineteenth verse of chapter 96 (sūrat l-ʿalaq):

Sahih International: No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

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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