And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allāh has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
Sahih International
وَوَصَّىٰ
wawaṣṣā
And enjoined
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
وَصَّىٰ
Fi'l · VerbAnd enjoined
to enjoin, to charge, to bequeath
32× in the Quran · Occasional
Grammar rules
وَوَصَّىٰ (And enjoined) 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 & Presentوَوَصَّىٰ (And enjoined) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVوَوَصَّىٰ (And enjoined) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles