لَوْلَا عَلِيٌّ لَهَلَكَ عُمَرُ.
Translation: But for ʿAlī, ʿUmar would have perished.
The book’s named-person example is a grammatical illustration, not a historical verification. The construction follows the same logic as the rain example.
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Original Counterfactual Example
Exhortative Particles: Urging, Reproach and Two Uses of Lawlā
لَوْلَا عَلِيٌّ لَهَلَكَ عُمَرُ.
Translation: But for ʿAlī, ʿUmar would have perished.
The book’s named-person example is a grammatical illustration, not a historical verification. The construction follows the same logic as the rain example.