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Maryam · Ayah 17
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Translation
Then she took
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
فَٱتَّخَذَتْ (Then she took) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form VIII — reflexive
فَٱتَّخَذَتْ (Then she took) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Conjunction فَ (and then/so)
فَٱتَّخَذَتْ (Then she took) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.
Sahih International
And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel [i.e., Gabriel], and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.
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