لَيْسَتْis not

Example sentences

• لكنها ليست من علوم الدين، ولا مما يتقرب به الى الله ولا من زاد المعاد،

  But it is not among the sciences of religion, nor is it something that brings one closer to Allah, nor is it provision for the hereafter.

  لَيْسَتْ — is not. This is the negating verb 'is not', in its feminine form to agree with the feminine 'wisdom / philosophy'. Unlike particle-negators it behaves like a verb and inflects for gender. It denies the predicate that follows.

  From: Intention in Islam →