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Al-Qasas · 28:47

And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...

Sahih International

Word 1 of 18

وَلَوْلَآ

walawlā

And if not

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

لوْلا

Harf · Conditional particle

if not for

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَلَوْلَآ (And if not) 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)

وَلَوْلَآ (And if not) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".

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

Lesson 16 · Conditionals