Hafiz soon
Maryam · 19:59
But there came after them successors [i.e., later generations] who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -
Sahih International
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۞ فَخَلَفَ
fakhalafa
Then succeeded
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
خلف
Fi'l · VerbThen succeeded
Rootخلفxlf
to come after, succeed, replace; successor, opposition
127× in the Quran · Common
LemmaخَلَفَVerb (form I) - to succeed, to come after
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
۞ فَخَلَفَ (Then succeeded) 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