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Al-Baqarah · 2:15

[But] Allāh mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.

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Grammar, phrase by phrase

ٱللَّهُ

(Allah)

Root الهgod · 2,851 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

ٱللَّهُword 1

Noun · اسمA noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea — and in Arabic this includes proper names. ٱللَّهُ is a proper name: 'Allah'. L1 · R6

Nominative · مرفوعThe nominative is the ending a naming word takes when it is the topic the sentence talks about, usually shown by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the last letter. ٱللَّهُ ends in that ḍammah ـُ, marking it as the topic: 'Allah…'. L2 · R10

Subject (Mubtada') · مبتدأThe subject is the naming word a sentence opens by talking about — its topic — and it stands in the nominative, shown by a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. ٱللَّهُ carries that ḍammah ـُ and is the topic; what follows — that He mocks them — is said about Him. L6 · R2

يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ

(…mocks them)

Root هزاto mock, ridicule, make mockery · 34 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

يَسْتَهْزِئُword 2

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. يَسْتَهْزِئُ is an action unfolding now: 'mocks', from the root هزا: to mock, ridicule, make mockery. L1 · R7

Predicate (Khabar) · خبرThe predicate is the part that tells you something about the topic, and it can be a whole verb-sentence. The topic was ٱللَّهُ; يَسْتَهْزِئُ 'mocks' is the verb-sentence said about Him — Allah mocks them. L6 · R6

Present Tense Verb · فعل مضارعA present-tense verb describes an action happening now or still to come, and it is recognized by its opening letter — one of the four present-tense prefixes أ ن ي ت. يَسْتَهْزِئُ opens with exactly such a letter: 'mocks', from the root هزا: to mock, ridicule, make mockery. L8 · R3

Hamzated Verb · فعل مهموزA hamzated verb has a hamza (ء) among its root letters. Built from the root هزا, يَسْتَهْزِئُ carries that hamza written as ئ near its end, keeping it among the hamzated kind. L24 · R11

Form X Verb · اِسْتَفْعَلَA Form X verb carries the added block اِسْتَـ, seen in the present as ـسْتَـ after the prefix. يَسْتَهْزِئُ shows that ـسْتَـ block on the root هزا, marking it as Form X. L13 · R6

بِهِمْword 3

Preposition · حرف جرThe small prefix بِ at the front of بِهِمْ is a preposition — a little helper word meaning 'in/with' that relates one thing to another. A preposition 'pulls' the word that follows it into the genitive relationship — the 'of / in / with' role a word plays after such a little helper — though not every word shows that role with the same visible ending. L4 · R1

Detached Pronoun · ضمير منفصلA pronoun is a mini-word standing in for a name, here هِمْ 'them'. Glued after the preposition بِ, it names those Allah's mocking is aimed at: 'at them'. L3 · R7

Significance — from the tafsir

Allah's mocking of the hypocrites answers and punishes them for their behavior; scholars affirm that He does this not out of play but as a just recompense, using the same term for the deed and its punishment though the two differ in reality.

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:15

So far: Allah mocks them

وَيَمُدُّهُمْ

(…and prolongs them)

Root مددto extend, stretch, supply, aid, reinforce · 32 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

وَيَمُدُّهُمْword 4

Conjunction · حرف عطفThe prefix وَ at the front of وَيَمُدُّهُمْ is a conjunction — a small joining word meaning 'and' — linking what follows to what came before; the word it joins in must stand in the same grammatical case as its partner before the joint — the same role in the sentence, even when the two words write that case with different endings. L4 · R4

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. يَمُدُّ is an action unfolding now: 'and prolongs them', from the root مدد: to extend, stretch, supply, aid, reinforce. L1 · R7

Present Tense Verb · فعل مضارعA present-tense verb describes an action happening now or still to come, and it is recognized by its opening letter — one of the four present-tense prefixes أ ن ي ت. يَمُدُّ opens with exactly such a letter: 'and prolongs them', from the root مدد: to extend, stretch, supply, aid, reinforce. L8 · R3

Doubled Verb · فعل مضاعفA doubled verb has the same letter as its second and third root letters, written once with a shaddah ـّ — a small w-shaped mark that doubles it. From the root مدد, the two د's fold together into the shaddah ـّ on يَمُدُّ. L24 · R10

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'me / us / them' that cannot stand alone — it is glued onto the end of another word, and each form carries within it exactly who is meant. هُمْ · 'them/their' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — وَيَمُدُّهُمْ — naming the one the action lands on. L3 · R6

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the person or thing the action lands on, and it takes the accusative — the ending usually shown by a fathah ـَ, a small stroke above the last letter. The ending هُمْ on this verb is that object, 'them'; being a fixed-shape pronoun it shows no fathah, but the role it fills is that accusative one. L9 · R5

Significance — from the tafsir

'And prolongs them' means, as the Companions explained, that He gives them respite, leaving them to increase in their deviation and rebellion.

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:15

فِى طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ

(…in their transgression,)

Root طغيthey exceeded limits · 39 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

فِىword 5

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word of one to three letters that works like glue — it connects or adjusts other words rather than naming something or describing an action, and it can never be the one a sentence is about. فِى · 'in' is such a helper. L1 · R9

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little helper word that relates one thing to another; Arabic keeps a short list of them — small words like فِي 'in', مِنْ 'from', and عَلَىٰ 'on'. فِى · 'in' is one of these relation-words. L4 · R2

طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْword 6

Noun · اسمA noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. طُغْيَٰنِ names such a thing: 'their transgression', from the root طغي: they exceeded limits. L1 · R6

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every noun — every naming word — as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ carries no feminine marker — no ة at its end, no final ى, no اء — so it takes the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Genitive · مجرورThe genitive is the ending a noun (a naming word) takes after a preposition — a little word like 'in' or 'to' — and it is marked by a kasrah ـِ, a small slanted stroke written below the letter. طُغْيَٰنِ stands right after such a little word and carries exactly that kasrah ـِ on its own final letter — tucked inside طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ, just before the small piece fastened to the word's end. L2 · R12

Verbal Noun (Masdar) · المصدرA verbal noun names the action itself as a thing — from 'he transgressed' comes 'transgressing'. طُغْيَٰنِ, from the root طغي, names the act of going beyond the limits as a thing: their transgression. L22 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'their' glued onto the end of a noun. The ending هِمْ on طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ stands for 'their', naming whose transgression it is. L3 · R6

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains an owner onto the thing owned, and the owner carries the genitive — the owner's ending, usually shown by a kasrah ـِ, a small slanted stroke below the last letter. The ending هِمْ 'their' is that owner glued onto طُغْيَٰنِ; a pronoun like هِمْ keeps its fixed written shape, so no kasrah appears on it — the genitive is the role its owner slot carries: 'their transgression'. L5 · R5

Significance — from the tafsir

Here transgression means to go beyond the limits; Allah leaves them in the misguidance and disbelief that has encompassed them, confused and unable to find a way out.

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:15

يَعْمَهُونَ

(…[while] they wander blindly.)

Root عمهto wander blindly, confusion · 7 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

يَعْمَهُونَword 7

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. يَعْمَهُ is an action unfolding now: 'they wander blindly', from the root عمه: to wander blindly, confusion. L1 · R7

Present Tense Verb · فعل مضارعA present-tense verb describes an action happening now or still to come, and it is recognized by its opening letter — one of the four present-tense prefixes أ ن ي ت. يَعْمَهُ opens with exactly such a letter: 'they wander blindly', from the root عمه: to wander blindly, confusion. L8 · R3

The Five Verbs · الأفعال الخمسةThe Five Verbs are the five present-tense shapes whose ending closes with the letter نيَفْعَلَانِ, تَفْعَلَانِ, يَفْعَلُونَ, تَفْعَلُونَ, تَفْعَلِينَ. يَعْمَهُونَ is one of them: its ending ونَ keeps that closing ن, and for these five shapes the kept ن is itself the grammar-sign that the verb stands in its plain, ordinary mood. L10 · R10

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'I / you / he' that cannot stand alone — it is glued onto the end of another word, and each form carries within it exactly who is meant. ونَ · 'them/their' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — يَعْمَهُونَ — naming the one who did the action. L3 · R6

Doer (Fa'il) · فاعلThe doer is the one performing the action, so it stands in the nominative — the doer's form, usually shown by a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. The ونَ ending on يَعْمَهُونَ is that doer, 'they'; on this attached pronoun the shape is fixed, so no ḍammah appears, but the role it fills is the nominative one. L9 · R4

Significance — from the tafsir

Allah has stamped and sealed their hearts and blinded their vision, so they wander in their deviation, unable to recognize guidance or find the way out.

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:15

So far: [But] Allāh mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.