Al-Baqarah
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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 118

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Translation

And said

Word Breakdown

وَقَالَ

And said

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes speech after parenthetical

and

قَالَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقَالَ (And said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

Those who do not know say, "Why does Allāh not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].

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