an-na
أَنَّ
an-na
That/because; should not; that not; so that not; no more than.
Definition
- 1أَنَّthat, because294
- 2أَلَّاshould not45
- 3أَلَّنْthat not2
- 4لِئَلَّاso that not3
- 5أَنَّمَاonly, no more than19
Total uses in the Qur’an: 363
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
أَنَّ · أَنَّهُ · أَنَّهَا · أَنَّهُم · أَنَّكَ · أَنَّكُم · أَنِّي · أَنَّا
اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ
Know that Allah revives the earth after its death.
57:17draft glosses: 5 of 5
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ
That is because Allah alone is the Truth, and He gives life to the dead, and He alone is Most Capable of everything.
22:6draft glosses: 5 of 5
أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
Those who are certain that they will meet their Lord, and that to Him they will return.
2:46draft glosses: 6 of 6
Sense 2
أَلَّا
أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ
Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him.
17:23draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 3
أَلَّنْ
أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ
Does the human being think that We cannot reassemble his bones?
75:3draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 4
لِئَلَّا
لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ حُجَّةٌۢ
So that humanity should have no excuse before Allah after the coming of the messengers.
4:165draft glosses: 6 of 6
Sense 5
أَنَّمَا
أَنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌۭ وَلَهْوٌۭ
Know that this worldly life is no more than play and amusement.
57:20draft glosses: 5 of 5
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed