لئلا to not in Arabic
لئلا is how you say “to not” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
اجْتنب من يعادي أهل الْكتاب وَالسّنة لِئَلَّا يعديك خسرانه
Avoid those who oppose the people of the Book and the Sunnah, lest their loss infect you.
لِئَلَّا so that not
A compound 'li-' (so that) + 'an' + 'la' = 'lest / so that not', a purpose-of-prevention particle that throws the next verb into the subjunctive. It states the reason for shunning: lest harm spread.
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