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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ۝٥
Sentence structure
عَلَّمَ takes ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ as object. Relative مَا is a further object and لَمْ يَعْلَمْ its negative relative clause.

Ayah summary
He taught the human being what he did not know.

عَلَّمَ — He taught
Grammar: A Form II perfect with understood subject.

ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ — the human
Grammar: A defined masculine accusative object.

مَا — what
Grammar: A relative noun functioning as an object; its clause follows.

لَمْ — did not
Grammar: A negative particle that jussivizes the following imperfect.

يَعْلَمْ — he knew
Grammar: A third-person masculine-singular imperfect, jussive after لَمْ, with understood subject.

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Surah Al-‘Alaq · Ayah 5

Surah Al-‘Alaq — Part 1

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ۝٥
Sentence structure
عَلَّمَ takes ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ as object. Relative مَا is a further object and لَمْ يَعْلَمْ its negative relative clause.

Ayah summary
He taught the human being what he did not know.

عَلَّمَ — He taught
Grammar: A Form II perfect with understood subject.

ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ — the human
Grammar: A defined masculine accusative object.

مَا — what
Grammar: A relative noun functioning as an object; its clause follows.

لَمْ — did not
Grammar: A negative particle that jussivizes the following imperfect.

يَعْلَمْ — he knew
Grammar: A third-person masculine-singular imperfect, jussive after لَمْ, with understood subject.