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Al-Jinn · 72:17

So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.

Sahih International

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لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ

linaftinahum

That We might test them

Word breakdown

لِّ

Harf · Purpose particle

so that

نَفْتِنَ

Fi'l · Verb

That We might test them

Rootفتنftn

to test, trial, temptation, oppression, persecution

60× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaفَتَنُVerb (form I) - to persecute, to test, to try

هُمْ

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Subjunctive verb

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ (That We might test them) is in the subjunctive mood — it comes after a particle like أن ("that") or لن ("will not"), which changes its ending.

We translate it as "to [verb]" or "that [someone] [verb]".

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Purpose لِ (so that)

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ (That We might test them) 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