An-Nur
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An-Nur · Ayah 16

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Translation

And why not

Word Breakdown

وَلَوْلَآ

And why not

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لوْلاHarf · Exhortation particle

And why not

Lemmaلَوْلَآ

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَوْلَآ (And why 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 why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allāh]; this is a great slander"?

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