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Ash-Shuraa · 42:51

And it is not for any human being that Allāh should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger [i.e., angel] to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 22

۞ وَمَا

wamā

And not

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

ما

Harf · Negative particle

not/what

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

۞ وَمَا (And not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Negation (not/no)

۞ وَمَا (And 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