● 10. The preposition حَتَّى (until / up to):
○ It marks an endpoint:
■ Until an appointed time: -> حَتَّى حِينٍ.
■ Until the break of dawn: -> حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ.
● 11. The preposition لـ (for):
○ It joins the beginning of a noun to express possession or purpose:
■ For Zayd: -> لِزَيْدٍ | For a human being: -> لِبَشَرٍ | For the command of Allah: -> لِأَمْرِ اللهِ.
○ Special spelling rule: When it joins a noun with al-, the connecting hamzah, the alif, is dropped: لِـ + اَلْوَلَدِ -> لِلْوَلَدِ, 'for the boy.'
■ For the God-conscious: -> لِلْمُتَّقِينَ | For the disbelievers: -> لِلْكَافِرِينَ.
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Prepositions: حَتَّى (until) and لـ (for)
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● 10. The preposition حَتَّى (until / up to):
○ It marks an endpoint:
■ Until an appointed time: -> حَتَّى حِينٍ.
■ Until the break of dawn: -> حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ.
● 11. The preposition لـ (for):
○ It joins the beginning of a noun to express possession or purpose:
■ For Zayd: -> لِزَيْدٍ | For a human being: -> لِبَشَرٍ | For the command of Allah: -> لِأَمْرِ اللهِ.
○ Special spelling rule: When it joins a noun with al-, the connecting hamzah, the alif, is dropped: لِـ + اَلْوَلَدِ -> لِلْوَلَدِ, 'for the boy.'
■ For the God-conscious: -> لِلْمُتَّقِينَ | For the disbelievers: -> لِلْكَافِرِينَ.