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Hud · 11:53
They said, "O Hūd, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we are not ones to leave our gods on your say-so. Nor are we believers in you.
Sahih International
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
Word breakdown
قالُ
Fi'l · VerbThey said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
قَالُوا۟ (They said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present