Hafiz soon
Ad-Dukhan · 44:39

We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 8

مَا

Not

Word breakdown

ما

Harf · Negative particle

not/what

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

مَا (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