Al-Anfal
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Al-Anfal · Ayah 57

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Translation

So if

Word Breakdown

فَإِمَّا

So if

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

إِHarf · Conditional particle

if

Lemmaإِن
مَّاHarf · Supplemental particle

(emphasis)

Lemmaمَا

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Grammar Rules

Conditional (if/when)
فَإِمَّا (So if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

So if you, [O Muḥammad], gain dominance over them in war, disperse by [means of] them those behind them that perhaps they will be reminded.

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