Kalla also means indeed during pre islamic period

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Excellent observation — yes, in pre-Islamic Arabic, the word كَلاّ (kallā) had broader uses and wasn't always a strict negation like we commonly see in the Qur’an.

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✅ Meanings of كَلَّا in Pre-Islamic and Qur'anic Arabic:

Usage	Meaning	Context
1. Negation / Refutation	"No!" / "Never!"	Common in Qur’an; rhetorical rebuke or denial
2. Affirmation (rare)	"Indeed!" / "Truly!"	Found in pre-Islamic poetry or oral tradition
3. Interruption / Stop	"Enough!" / "Cease!"	As a command or halt in speech (similar to "stop!")

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🔍 1. Qur’anic Usage – Primarily as Strong Negation:

• كَلاَّ بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ (75:20)
  No! But you love the immediate [world]
  → Here kallā negates the implied assumption.

• Used about 33 times in Qur’an, always as refutation, rejection, or warning.

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🔍 2. Pre-Islamic Usage – Possible Meaning: “Indeed”

Some early linguists and grammarians (like Sībawayh and al-Farrāʾ) recorded that in certain Najdi dialects or tribal usages, kallā could mean:

نَعَمْ (yes) or إنَّ (indeed) — especially when used with emotional emphasis.

🏺 Example (hypothetical reconstruction from pre-Islamic Arabic):

• كَلاَّ، وَاللَّهِ لَأَذْهَبَنَّ
  Indeed, by Allah, I shall go!
  → Emphatic affirmation, not negation.

However, this affirmative usage is:

• Rare and contextual, not standard classical usage.

• Not found in Qur’an — the Qur’an uses kallā only as negation/refutation.

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🧠 Linguistic Notes:

• Some scholars suggest that kallā is a compound of:

  • ك = emphatic prefix or negation particle.

  • لا = “no”

But over time, it evolved as an independent particle, carrying its own rhetorical force.

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📚 Classical References:

• Sībawayh’s al-Kitāb (2nd century AH): notes dialectal and emphatic uses.

• Ibn Fāris in Maqāyīs al-Lughah: lists the root and contextual meanings.

• al-Zamakhsharī and al-Rāghib al-Isfahānī: focus on Qur’anic usage, always as negation.

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✅ Summary:

Period	Meaning of kallā	Notes
Pre-Islamic	“No” or “Indeed!” (rare)	Context-dependent, possibly dialectal
Qur’anic Arabic	“Never!”, “No indeed!”	Always used to refute, warn, or reject
Modern Classical Arabic	Strong "no", rhetorical negation	Same as Qur'anic style