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Al-Ahzab · Ayah 8

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That He may ask

لِّيَسْـَٔلَ

That He may ask

لHarf · Purpose particle

Preposition: causes the following noun to be genitive

so that

يسْـلFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPresentSubjunctive

Rootسال

★★★★Very common

to ask, demand, question

Lemmaسَأَلَ

Verb (form I) - to ask

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Subjunctive verb

لِّيَسْـَٔلَ (That He may ask) is in the subjunctive mood — it comes after a particle like أن ("that") or لن ("will not"), which changes its ending.

We translate it as "to [verb]" or "that [someone] [verb]".

Purpose لِ (so that)

لِّيَسْـَٔلَ (That He may ask) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".

We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.

That He may question the truthful about their truth. And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.

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