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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 · Conjunctionand
لوْلا
Harf · Conditional particleif 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 · ParticlesConditional (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