Hafiz soon
Al-Isra · 17:78
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
Sahih International
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أَقِمِ
aqimi
Establish
Word breakdown
أقم
Fi'l · VerbEstablish
Rootقومqwm
to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness
660× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaأَقَامَVerb (form IV) - to establish
Grammar rules
Command verb
أَقِمِ (Establish) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form IV — causative
أَقِمِ (Establish) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV