مَا
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – مَا is a particle
It is a negative adverb, in general it denies a circumstance, either present or if past but little remote from the present, like لَا it governs the attribute in the accusative, thus it is a negative particle when placed before the perfect as in 5:32 or before a pronoun as in 68:2 or before a demonstrative noun as in 12:31. It is also used as a negative particle before a perfect tense among verbal forms
| مَعْرِفَةٌ | مَبْنِيٌّ | مَا | Not | حَرْفٌ | مَا النَّافِيَةِ | |
| Definite | Fixed | Root | Particle | Negative particle | ||
مَا is used in the holy Quran as a particle of negation مَا النَّافِيَةِ “not” as above
and as a supplemental particle مَا الزَّائِدَةِ “does”
and as an interrogative noun مَا الإِسْتِفْهَامِ “what?”
and as a relative noun مَا المَوْصُوْلِ “which” or “what”
and as a conditional noun اسْمُ الشَّرْطِ “as” or “like”
| Surah/ | Below are the 704 verses in the holy Quran containing the negative particle | مَا النَّافِيَةِ |
| Verse | ||
| 2-8 | And of mankind there are some who say “We believe in Allah and the last day” but they are not of the believers | وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُوْلُ ءَامَنَّا بِاللهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الأَاخِرِ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِيْنَ |
| 2-9 | They wish to deceive Allah and those who believe, however, they deceive not but themselves, yet they perceive it not | يُخَادِعُوْنَ اللهَ وَالَّذِيْنَ ءَامَنُوْا وَمَا يَخْدَعُوْنَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ |
| 2-16 | Those are who purchased error with guidance, so their commerce was profitless as they were not guided | أُلَائِكَ الَّذِيْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلَالَةَ بِالْهُدَى فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِجَارَةُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا مُهْتَدِيْنَ |
| Verily Allah is not averse to set forth a parable of a gnat or what is above it and as for those who believe | إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوْضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا فَأَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ ءَامَنُوْا | |
| they know that it is the Truth from their Lord however as for those who disbelieve they say “What did Allah intend | فَيَعْلَمُوْنَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَأَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ | |
| 2-26 | by this parable?” By it He misleads many and by it He guides many and He does not mislead by it but the rebellious | بِهَاذَا مَثَلًا يُضِلُّ بِهِ كَثِيْرًا وَيَهْدِي بِهِ كَثِيْرًا وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِ إِلَّا الْفَاسِقِيْنَ |
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| 2-71 | ||
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| 2-167 | ||
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| 2-213 | ||
| 2-253 | ||
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| 3-7 | ||
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| 3-44 | ||
| 3-56 | ||
| 3-62 | ||
| 3-65 | ||
| 3-67 | ||
| 53-17 | ||
| 53-23 | ||
| 53-28 | ||
| 53-51 | ||
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| 54-50 | ||
| 56-60 | ||
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| 57-22 | ||
| 57-27 | ||
| 58-2 | ||
| 58-7 | ||
| 58-14 | ||
| 59-2 | ||
| 59-6 | ||
| 60-4 | ||
| 64-11 | ||
| 67-3 | ||
| 67-9 | ||
| 67-10 | ||
| 67-19 | ||
| 68-2 | ||
| 68-52 | ||
| 69-28 | ||
| 69-41 | ||
| 69-47 | ||
| 70-41 | ||
| 72-3 | ||
| 74-31 | ||
| 74-48 | ||
| 76-30 | ||
| 80-7 | ||
| 81-22 | ||
| 81-24 | ||
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| 81-29 | ||
| 82-16 | ||
| 83-12 | ||
| 83-33 | ||
| 85-8 | ||
| 86-10 | ||
| 86-14 | ||
| 92-11 | and his wealth will not avail him when he falls | وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ |
| 92-19 | who look to no one for reward | وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ |
| 93-3 | Your Lord has neither forsaken you nor hates you | مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ |
| 98-4 | and those who were given the book differed not until after clear evidence came to them | وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ |
| 98-5 | And they were not commanded except to worship Allah sincere to Him the upright religion | وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ |
| 111-2 | Not will benefit him his wealth and whatever he has earned | مَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَ مَا كَسَبَ |