فَلاso + not

Example sentences

• فَلا بُدَّ مَعَ إِخْلَاصِ النِيَّةِ مِنَ العِلْمِ،

  So sincerity of intention must be accompanied by knowledge.

  فَلا — so it is necessary. Here 'fa-' is welded to the negator 'la' to launch the sentence as a consequence of what came before. The pair begins the fixed frame 'fa-la budda min' = 'there is no escaping', so 'fa-' is doing connective work (drawing a conclusion) while 'la' flatly denies existence of the noun that follows.

  From: How the Companions Preserved Hadith →

• فَلا أَقَلُّ مِنَ الإِقْبَالِ عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ،

  So at the very least, be eager to obey.

  فَلَّاً — so. Two pieces in one token: the connector fa- drawing a 'so / so then' inference, and a negator. Together they front the idiom 'so at the very least', the negation working with the next comparative to set a floor rather than to deny outright.

  From: Humility Over Fame →

• وَإِذَا بُلِغَتْكَ أَنَّ أَحْمَقَ اِسْتَفَادَ عُقُولًا فَلا تُصَدِّقْ

  And if it is conveyed to you that a fool has gained sense, then do not believe it.

  فَلا — then do not. This pairs an attached 'so/then' with a negator, and crucially the negator turns the following verb into a prohibition: not a statement that something isn't, but an order not to do it. So beyond 'then', it sets up a command to refrain. It answers the opening 'if' with a forbidding result.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →