وماand not

Example sentences

• وَقَوْلُهُمْ احْذَرْ شَرَّ مَنْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلَيْهِ، مَذْكُورٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَمَا نَقَمُوا إِلَّا أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ

  And their saying: 'Beware of the evil of the one you did good to' is mentioned in His saying: 'And they resented it only because Allah and His Messenger had enriched them from His bounty.'

  وَمَا — and not. This is 'and' joined to a negative particle 'not', here forming 'and they did not...'. The 'not' part denies the verb that follows, opening the verse's statement of what was not the real grievance. It sets up an exception to come.

  From: When Scripture Answers Proverbs →