Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:143

And you had certainly wished for death [i.e., martyrdom] before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on.

Sahih International

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وَلَقَدْ

walaqad

And certainly

Word breakdown

وَ

Harf · Resumption particle

and

لَ

Harf · Emphatic particle

indeed

قَدْ

Harf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Grammar rules

Emphatic لَ (indeed)

وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

Lesson 15 · إنّ and Sisters