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Al-An'am · 6:42

And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].

Sahih International

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وَلَقَدْ

walaqad

And certainly

Word breakdown

وَ

Harf · Resumption particle

and

لَ

Harf · Emphatic particle

indeed

قَدْ

Harf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Grammar rules

Emphatic لَ (indeed)

وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

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