Grammar
Part of SpeechAccusative Emphatic Particle (Ḥarf Mushabbah bi-l-Fi‘l)
Root (Arabic)
Root Transliteration
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingAn-na
Common MistakeSkipping or rushing the Ghunnah on the doubled Nūn (*Nūn Mushaddadah*), or confusing *Anna* (أَنَّ) with *Inna* (إِنَّ - 'Indeed') or *An* (أَنْ - 'to/that' with Sukūn).
Learning Notes
Micro TafsirIn Quranic discourse, *Anna* bridges knowledge or perception with certainty. It links verbs of knowing (*'A'lama*), seeing (*Ra'ā*), or testifying (*Shahida*) to facts about reality, reinforcing that what follows is established, objective truth.
Memory HookAssociate *Anna* with *I‘lamū annallāha...* ('Know that Allah...').
Contextual Verse
Al-Baqarah (2:209)
فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
But if you deviate after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.