And establish prayer and give zakāh and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
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Grammar, phrase by phrase
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
(And establish prayer)
Root قوم — to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness · 660 times in the Quran
Root صلو — to pray, to bless; prayer, blessing · 99 times in the Quran
وَأَقِيمُوا۟word 1
Conjunction · حرف عطفThe prefix وَ at the front of وَأَقِيمُوا۟ 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. أَقِيمُ is a command: 'And establish', from the root قوم: to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness. L1 · R7
Imperative Verb · فعل أمرAn imperative verb is a direct command addressed to 'you'. أَقِيمُوا۟ is that command form, telling a group 'establish!' — the ending وا۟ pointing the order at 'you all'. L10 · R1
Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb is one whose root contains the weak letter و or ي — letters that love to change shape or vanish. The root of أَقِيمُ is قوم: its weak middle و has softened into the long ي of ـقِيمُ in this shape. L24 · R4
Form IV Verb · أَفْعَلَA Form IV verb is a verb stamped into the pattern that adds a hamza to the front of its three root letters — often giving the sense of making or causing the action — and the command shape keeps that added hamza. أَقِيمُ carries it at its front: 'And establish', from the root قوم: to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness. L12 · R5
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. وا۟ · 'you all/your' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — وَأَقِيمُوا۟ — 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 ending وا۟ on وَأَقِيمُوا۟ is that doer, 'you all'; on this attached pronoun the shape is fixed, so no ḍammah appears, but the role it fills is the nominative one. L9 · R4
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَword 2
Definite Article · أل التعريفThe definite article is the prefix ٱل at the front of a noun (a naming word); it means 'the' — one specific, known one. Because the next letter, ص, is one of the fourteen 'sun-letters' — letters made in the same part of the mouth as ل itself, which swallow the ل of ٱل so it is written but not heard — the ل of the prefix melts into it and doubles it, shown by the shaddah ـّ — a small w-shaped doubling mark written above the letter: ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ. L2 · R9
Noun · اسمA word that accepts the prefix ٱل ('the') is a noun — a naming word. This word carries that prefix and names the prayer, from the root صلو, to pray, to bless. L1 · R1
Feminine Noun · اسم مؤنثA feminine noun is a naming word Arabic treats as grammatically 'she', most often marked by a ة — the round 'tied tā' — at its end. صَّلَوٰةَ carries exactly that round ة at its end, so it is treated as feminine: 'the prayer'. L2 · R1
Accusative · منصوبThe accusative is the ending a naming word takes when the action lands on it, shown by a fathah ـَ — a small slanted stroke above the last letter. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ends in that fathah ـَ on its ة. L2 · R11
Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the thing the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, shown here by the fathah ـَ on the ة. The prayer is what the establishing must land on. L9 · R3
Muqatil said Allah's statement to the People of the Book 'And perform As-Salah' commands them to perform the prayer behind the Prophet ﷺ.
Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:43
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
(…and give zakāh)
Root اتي — to come, bring, give · 549 times in the Quran
Root زكو — was clean · 59 times in the Quran
وَءَاتُوا۟word 3
Conjunction · حرف عطفThe prefix وَ at the front of وَءَاتُوا۟ 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. ءَاتُ is a command: 'and give', from the root اتي: to come, bring, give. L1 · R7
Imperative Verb · فعل أمرAn imperative verb is a direct command addressed to 'you'. ءَاتُوا۟ is that command form, telling a group 'give!' — the ending وا۟ pointing the order at 'you all'. L10 · R1
Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb is one whose root contains the weak letter و or ي — letters that love to vanish. The root of ءَاتُ is اتي: its final weak ي has dropped away in this command shape. L24 · R7
Hamzated Verb · فعل مهموزA hamzated verb has a hamza (ء) as one of its root letters, and the hamza keeps changing its written seat, which can disguise the root. The root اتي begins with a hamza; in ءَاتُوا۟ it hides inside the long-ā opening ءَا. L24 · R11
Form IV Verb · أَفْعَلَA Form IV verb is a verb stamped into the pattern that adds a hamza to the front of its three root letters — often giving the sense of making or causing the action — and the command shape keeps that added hamza. ءَاتُ carries it at its front: 'and give', from the root اتي: to come, bring, give. L12 · R5
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. وا۟ · 'you all/your' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — وَءَاتُوا۟ — 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 ending وا۟ on وَءَاتُوا۟ is that doer, 'you all'; on this attached pronoun the shape is fixed, so no ḍammah appears, but the role it fills is the nominative one. L9 · R4
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَword 4
Definite Article · أل التعريفThe definite article is the prefix ٱل at the front of a noun (a naming word); it means 'the' — one specific, known one. Because the next letter, ز, is one of the fourteen 'sun-letters' — letters made in the same part of the mouth as ل itself, which swallow the ل of ٱل so it is written but not heard — the ل of the prefix melts into it and doubles it, shown by the shaddah ـّ — a small w-shaped doubling mark written above the letter: ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ. L2 · R9
Noun · اسمA word that accepts the prefix ٱل ('the') is a noun — a naming word. This word carries that prefix and names the zakāh — the purifying alms — from the root زكو, to be clean. L1 · R1
Feminine Noun · اسم مؤنثA feminine noun is a naming word Arabic treats as grammatically 'she', most often marked by a ة — the round 'tied tā' — at its end. زَّكَوٰةَ carries exactly that round ة at its end, so it is treated as feminine: 'zakah'. L2 · R1
Accusative · منصوبThe accusative is the ending a naming word takes when the action lands on it, shown by a fathah ـَ — a small slanted stroke above the last letter. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ends in that fathah ـَ on its ة. L2 · R11
Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the thing the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, shown here by the fathah ـَ on the ة. The zakāh is what the giving must land on. L9 · R3
Muqatil said 'and give Zakah' commands them to pay the Zakah to the Prophet ﷺ.
Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:43
وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ
(…and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].)
Root ركع — to bow down in prayer, bowing · 13 times in the Quran
وَٱرْكَعُوا۟word 5
Conjunction · حرف عطفThe prefix وَ at the front of وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ 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. ٱرْكَعُ is a command: 'and bow down', from the root ركع: to bow down in prayer, bowing. L1 · R7
Imperative Verb · فعل أمرAn imperative verb is a direct command addressed to 'you', formed from the present-tense verb by removing its prefix and adding a helping ٱ when what remains starts with a vowelless letter. ٱرْكَعُوا۟ shows that helping ٱ, commanding a group: 'bow!' — the ending وا۟ pointing the order at 'you all'. L10 · R1
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. وا۟ · 'you all/your' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ — 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 ending وا۟ on وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ is that doer, 'you all'; on this attached pronoun the shape is fixed, so no ḍammah appears, but the role it fills is the nominative one. L9 · R4
مَعَword 6
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. مَعَ · 'with' 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'. مَعَ · 'with' is one of these relation-words. L4 · R2
ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَword 7
Definite Article · أل التعريفThe definite article is the prefix ٱل at the front of a noun (a naming word); it means 'the' — one specific, known one. Because the next letter, ر, is one of the fourteen 'sun-letters' — letters made in the same part of the mouth as ل itself, which swallow the ل of ٱل so it is written but not heard — the ل of the prefix melts into it and doubles it, shown by the shaddah ـّ — a small w-shaped doubling mark written above the letter: ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ. L2 · R9
Noun · اسمA noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. رَّٰكِعِينَ is such a naming word: 'those who bow down', from the root ركع: to bow down in prayer, bowing. L1 · R6
Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every noun — every naming word — as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. Even as a plural, ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ carries no feminine marker — no ة at its end, no final ى, no اء — so it takes the default and is a masculine noun; its ending is the 'sound' plural ending Arabic reserves for masculine nouns. L2 · R3
Plural Noun · جمعA plural noun refers to three or more of something. The sound masculine plural carries its role in its ending — ـُونَ for the nominative (the 'subject form', with the ḍammah ـُ sound), ـِينَ for the accusative and genitive (the 'object' and 'of' forms); ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ closes with exactly such an ending: not one, but a whole group. L2 · R6
Genitive · مجرورThe genitive is the 'after-of / after-preposition' family of endings a noun — a naming word — can wear; on most nouns it is shown by a kasrah ـِ, a small slanted stroke written below the final letter. The sound masculine plural carries its role in its ending — ـُونَ for the nominative (the 'subject form', with the ḍammah ـُ sound), ـِينَ for the accusative and genitive (the 'object' and 'of' forms); ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ wears its genitive inside that shared plural ending. L2 · R7
Active Participle · اسم فاعلAn active participle is a naming word built from a verb's root on the pattern فَاعِل to name the doer of the action. رَٰكِع is built on that pattern from the root ركع (to bow down in prayer): one who bows. L11 · R1
'And bow down along with Ar-Raki'in' means: be with, and among, the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ — among the believers performing the best deeds they perform, foremost the prayer. Many scholars said this Ayah is proof for the obligation of performing the prayer in congregation.
Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:43
So far: “And establish prayer and give zakāh and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].”