At-Tawbah
9:13

At-Tawbah · Ayah 13

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Translation

Will not

Word Breakdown

أَلَا

Will not

Word Breakdown

أHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

?

لاHarf · Negative particle

not/no

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
أَلَا (Will not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.
Question marker
أَلَا (Will not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.

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