Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:67

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allāh]. And he was not of the polytheists.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 14

مَا

Not

Word breakdown

مَا

Harf · Negative particle

not/what

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

مَا (Not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".

We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Lesson 19 · Negation & Exceptions