In the case of narrative sentence أَوْ is used for the meaning of ‘or’, whereas in case of interrogative sentence أَمْ   is used. Example-

Bilal or Hamid came out.

خَرَجَ بِلَالٌ أَوْ حَامِدٌ

I saw Bilal or Hamid

رَأَيْتُ بِلَالًا أَوْ حَامِدًا

The car belongs to Bilal or Hamid.

السَّيَارَةُ لِبِلَالٍ أَوْ لِحَامِدٍ

Are you from India or Pakistan?

أَ أَنْتَ مِنَ الهِنْدِ أَمْ مِنْ بَاكِسْتَانَ

Are you engineer or doctor?

أَ مُهَنْدِسٌ أَنْتَ أَمْ طَبِيْبٌ؟

 

Example from Quran-

So whoever amongst you is sick or travelling.

فَمَن كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَّرِ‌يضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ‌

When they will see it they will think that they have stayed in the earth only for one evening or one morning.

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame; 23:6

إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

They will also say if we would have heard or use our intellect we would not be among the people of hell fire.

وَقَالُوا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِي أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? 52:36

أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ

Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like? 52:37

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ

 

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