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quran:56:79

None touch it except the purified.  

which none touch (lā yamassuhu is a predicate functioning as a prohibitive command) except the purified, those who have purified themselves of ritual impurities,
القرآن:٥٦:٧٩

لَا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ  

{لايمسّه} خبر بمعنى النهي {إلا المطهرون} الذين طهروا أنفسهم من الأحداث.