Al-Isra
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Al-Isra · Ayah 36

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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 · Negative particle

not/no

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.
Negation (not/no)
وَلَا (And (do) 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 do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.

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