Hafiz soon
Hud · 11:118

And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community; but they will not cease to differ,

Sahih International

Word 1 of 10

وَلَوْ

walaw

And if

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

لوْ

Harf · Conditional particle

if (hypothetical)

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَلَوْ (And if) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Conditional (if/when)

وَلَوْ (And if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".

We translate it as "if" or "when".

Lesson 16 · Conditionals