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Al-Baqarah · 2:244
And fight in the cause of Allāh and know that Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 9
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟
waqātilū
And fight
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
قَٰتِلُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd fight
Rootقتلqtl
to kill, slay, fight
170× in the Quran · Common
LemmaقَٰتَلَVerb (form III) - to fight
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
Command verb
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ (And fight) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form III — mutual action
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ (And fight) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVConjunction وَ (and)
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ (And fight) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles