An-Nisa
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An-Nisa · Ayah 22

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Translation

And (do) not

Word Breakdown

وَلَا

And (do) not

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لَاHarf · Prohibition particle

do not

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَا (And (do) not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allāh] and was evil as a way.

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