Ash-Shuraa
42:8

Ash-Shuraa · Ayah 8

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Translation

And if

Word Breakdown

وَلَوْ

And if

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لوْHarf · Conditional particle

if (hypothetical)

Lemmaلَو

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَوْ (And if) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Conditional (if/when)
وَلَوْ (And if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

And if Allāh willed, He could have made them [of] one religion, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy. And the wrongdoers have not any protector or helper.

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