Al-Ma'idah
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Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 117

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Translation

Not

Word Breakdown

مَا

Not

Word Breakdown

مَاHarf · Negative particle

not/what

Lemmaمَا

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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.

Sahih International

I said not to them except what You commanded me - to worship Allāh, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them, and You are, over all things, Witness.

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