Al-A'la
87:17

Al-A'la · Ayah 17

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Translation

While the Hereafter

Word Breakdown

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ

While the Hereafter

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

ٱلْHarf · Determiner

Makes the noun definite (equivalent to 'the')

the

ءَاخِرَةُIsm · Noun
NominativeFeminineSingular
Rootاخر
Very common

other, last, hereafter, to delay

Lemmaآخِر

Nominal - Hereafter, end, last, later generations (1) Noun

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ (While the Hereafter) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

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