Al-Ma'un
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Al-Ma'un · Ayah 3

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Translation

And (does) not

Word Breakdown

وَلَا

And (does) not

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لَاHarf · Negative particle

not/no

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَا (And (does) not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Negation (not/no)
وَلَا (And (does) not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Sahih International

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

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