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Al-Hadid · 57:29

[This is] so that the People of the Scripture may know that they are not able [to obtain] anything from the bounty of Allāh and that [all] bounty is in the hand of Allāh; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 22

لِّئَلَّا

li-allā

So that

Word breakdown

ل

Harf · Purpose particle

so that

ئلا

Harf · Negative particle

not/no

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

لِّئَلَّا (So that) 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
Purpose لِ (so that)

لِّئَلَّا (So that) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".

We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.

Lesson 4 · Particles