Al-Isra
17:23

Al-Isra · Ayah 23

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Translation

And has decreed

Word Breakdown

۞ وَقَضَىٰ

And has decreed

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قضىFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootقضي
Common

to decree, judge, complete, fulfill

Lemmaقَضَىٰٓ

Verb (form I) - to decree, to decide, to judge

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
۞ وَقَضَىٰ (And has decreed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
۞ وَقَضَىٰ (And has decreed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.

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