Al-Isra
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Al-Isra · Ayah 31

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Translation

And (do) not

Word Breakdown

وَلَا

And (do) not

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لاHarf · Prohibition particle

do not

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَا (And (do) not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

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