An-Nisa
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An-Nisa · Ayah 78

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Translation

Wherever

Word Breakdown

أَيْنَمَا

Wherever

Word Breakdown

أَيْنَHarf · Conditional particle

wherever

Lemmaأَيْن
مَاHarf · Supplemental particle

(emphasis)

Lemmaمَا

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Grammar Rules

Conditional (if/when)
أَيْنَمَا (Wherever) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allāh"; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allāh." So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?

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