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Al-Isra · 17:23

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.

Sahih International

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۞ وَقَضَىٰ

waqaḍā

And has decreed

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

قضى

Fi'l · Verb

And has decreed

RootقضيqDy

to decree, judge, complete, fulfill

63× in the Quran · Occasional

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

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.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present
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.

Lesson 4 · Particles