At-Tawbah
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At-Tawbah · Ayah 17

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Translation

(It) is not

Word Breakdown

مَا

(It) is not

Word Breakdown

ماHarf · Negative particle

not/what

Lemmaمَا

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
مَا ((It) is not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Sahih International

It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allāh [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.

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