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Al-Baqarah · 2:54

And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you]. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

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Grammar, phrase by phrase

وَإِذْ

(And [recall] when)

Grammar — lesson evidence

وَإِذْword 1

Conjunction · حرف عطفA conjunction is a small joining word like 'and' that ties one statement to another. The prefix وَ joins this remembrance to the ones before it. L4 · R4

Time Adverb · ظرف زمانA time adverb is a naming word that anchors a sentence to the time its action happens. إِذْ means 'when — back then', pointing to a moment already past: Musa's words to his people. L16 · R9

قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ

(…Moses said to his people,)

Root قولto say, speak, tell · 1,722 times in the Quran

Root قومto stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness · 660 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

قَالَword 2

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action tied to a time. قَالَ names an action — saying — from the root قول, to say, speak, tell. L1 · R7

Past Tense Verb · فعل ماضٍA past tense verb describes an action already completed; its base shape is the 'he' form with no ending added. قَالَ is exactly that bare base shape: 'he said', already done. L8 · R1

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb has و or ي among its root letters. قَالَ is a 'hollow' one — its middle root letter hides behind the long alif you see: the root is really قول, with و in the middle. L24 · R4

مُوسَىٰword 3

Noun · اسمA noun names a person, place, thing, or idea — including proper names. مُوسَىٰ is the proper name of the prophet Musa. L1 · R6

Nominative · مرفوعThe nominative is the ending a naming word takes as the subject of its sentence, usually shown by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the last letter. مُوسَىٰ ends in the bent letter ىٰ, which carries no vowel mark, so nothing shows on the page — the nominative is the role the name fills here. L2 · R10

Doer (Fa'il) · فاعلThe doer is the one performing the action in a verb-first sentence, standing in the nominative — the doer's form, usually a ḍammah ـُ above the last letter. Musa is the one who did the saying; his name's bent ending ىٰ shows no mark, so the nominative here is the role, not a visible sign. L9 · R2

لِقَوْمِهِۦword 4

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little word that relates one thing to another and pulls the naming word after it into the genitive — the after-preposition ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The prefix لِ 'to/for' is one of the common prepositions: said 'to' his people. L4 · R2

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. قَوْمِ names a people, from the root قوم — people, nation. L1 · R5

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Genitive · مجرورThe genitive is the ending a naming word takes after a preposition, shown by a kasrah ـِ — a small slanted stroke below the last letter. قَوْمِ carries that kasrah ـِ because لِ stands before it. L2 · R12

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending هِۦ on لِقَوْمِهِۦ is such a suffix, standing for 'his': HIS people. L3 · R7

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains two naming words into an 'of' phrase, and the owner comes second, taking the genitive — the owner's ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The ending هِۦ fills that owner slot: 'the people OF him'; a pronoun keeps one fixed written shape, so the genitive is the role it fills. L5 · R5

يَـٰقَوْمِ

(…"O my people,)

Root قومto stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness · 660 times in the Quran

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يَـٰقَوْمِword 5

Vocative Particle · حرف نداءA vocative particle is a calling word placed before a naming word to address someone directly. The prefix يَٰ is that 'O!' of calling: 'O my people!' L4 · R8

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. قَوْم names a people, from the root قوم — people, nation. L1 · R5

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Accusative · منصوبThe accusative is a role usually shown by a fathah ـَ — a small slanted stroke above the letter. The called noun here fills that accusative role, but what is actually written on يَٰقَوْمِ is a kasrah ـِ — a small stroke below the م — which is the worn-down trace of 'my'; the accusative is the role, not a mark on show. L2 · R11

Vocative · المُنَادَىThe vocative is the person or thing being called after يَا 'O!'. قَوْمِ 'my people' is the one Musa calls out to, turning every ear to what follows. L21 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. Here the 'my' has worn down to its smallest trace: the kasrah ـِ — the small stroke below the final م of يَٰقَوْمِ — standing in for the fuller ending ـِي 'my'. L3 · R7

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains two naming words into an 'of' phrase, and the owner comes second, taking the genitive — the owner's ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The shortened 'my' fills that owner slot: 'the people OF mine' — my people. L5 · R5

إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم

(…indeed you have wronged yourselves)

Root ظلمto do wrong or evil, to wrong, to treat unjustly, ill-treat, oppress, harm, suppress, tyrannise · 315 times in the Quran

Root نفسsoul, self, person; one's own self · 298 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

إِنَّكُمْword 6

Accusative Particle (إنّ) · حرف مشبه بالفعلإِنَّ 'indeed' — one of the family of particles that sit at the front of a topic-plus-comment sentence, each carrying the doubling shaddah ـّ, seen here on its نَّ — adds weight to the statement: this wronging truly happened. L15 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending كُمْ on إِنَّكُمْ stands for 'you all' — the topic إِنَّ presses on; this particle family pushes its topic into the accusative, the form usually shown by a fathah ـَ, a small stroke above the letter, but a pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so the accusative is the role it fills. L3 · R7

ظَلَمْتُمْword 7

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action tied to a time. ظَلَمْ names an action — wronging — from the root ظلم, to do wrong, treat unjustly, oppress. L1 · R7

Past Tense Verb · فعل ماضٍA past tense verb describes an action already completed, and who did it is shown by an ending added to the verb. The ending تُمْ — the 'you all' marker — sits on ظَلَمْتُمْ: 'you have wronged', already done. L8 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of a verb. The ending تُمْ on ظَلَمْتُمْ is such a suffix, standing for 'you all'. L3 · R7

Doer (Fa'il) · فاعلThe doer is the one performing the action, standing in the nominative — the doer's form, usually a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. The ending تُمْ is that doer, 'you all'; an attached pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so no ḍammah appears, but the role it fills is the nominative one. L9 · R4

أَنفُسَكُمword 8

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. أَنفُسَ names selves — souls — from the root نفس: soul, self, person. L1 · R5

Feminine Noun · اسم مؤنثA feminine noun is a naming word Arabic treats as 'she'. نَفْس 'soul' carries no visible marker like ة, yet is one of the words simply known to be feminine — it must be memorized; its plural here keeps that 'she'-hood. L2 · R2

Plural Noun · جمعA plural noun refers to three or more, made either by adding an ending or by reshaping the word from the inside — a 'broken' plural. أَنفُسَ is such a reshaped plural of نَفْس 'soul': many selves, with no added plural ending. L2 · R6

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 letter. أَنفُسَ ends in that fathah ـَ. L2 · R11

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the one the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, here the fathah ـَ above the س. Your own selves are what the wronging fell upon. L9 · R3

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending كُم on أَنفُسَكُم is such a suffix, standing for 'your': YOUR selves. L3 · R7

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains two naming words into an 'of' phrase, and the owner comes second, taking the genitive — the owner's ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The ending كُم fills that owner slot: 'the selves OF you'; a pronoun keeps one fixed written shape, so the genitive is the role it fills. L5 · R5

Significance — from the tafsir

Al-Hasan Al-Basri said this is when they regretted and saw that they had gone astray — and Musa said to them, 'O my people! Verily, you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf.'

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:54

بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ

(…by your taking of the calf [for worship].)

Root اخذto take, seize, grasp; to punish, hold accountable · 273 times in the Quran

Root عجلto hasten, make haste; calf (idol) · 47 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُword 9

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little word that relates one thing to another and pulls the naming word after it into the genitive — the after-preposition ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The prefix بِ 'by/with' is one of the common prepositions: wronged yourselves 'by' the taking. L4 · R2

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. ٱتِّخَاذِ names a thing — the act of taking itself — from the root اخذ, to take, seize, grasp. L1 · R5

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Genitive · مجرورThe genitive is the ending a naming word takes after a preposition, shown by a kasrah ـِ — a small slanted stroke below the last letter. ٱتِّخَاذِ carries that kasrah ـِ because بِ stands before it. L2 · R12

Verbal Noun (Masdar) · المصدرA verbal noun (masdar) names the action itself as a thing — from 'took' you get 'taking'. Each verb family stamps its masdar in a fixed mold, and the family that tucks a ت after the first root letter molds it as اِفْتِعَال: ٱتِّخَاذ 'the taking' is exactly that mold, the deed itself held up as the cause of the wrong. L22 · R4

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending كُمُ on بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ is such a suffix, standing for 'your': YOUR taking. L3 · R7

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains two naming words into an 'of' phrase, and the owner comes second, taking the genitive — the owner's ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The ending كُمُ fills that owner slot: 'the taking OF you' — it was your own deed; a pronoun keeps one fixed written shape, so the genitive is the role it fills. L5 · R5

ٱلْعِجْلَword 10

Definite Article · أل التعريفThe definite article is the prefix ال attached to the front of a naming word to mean 'the' — one specific, known one. ٱلْعِجْلَ wears that prefix: 'the calf' — the specific, known one. L2 · R9

Noun · اسمA word that accepts ال — the prefix meaning 'the' — is a noun, a naming word. عِجْلَ names the calf. L1 · R1

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

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 letter. عِجْلَ ends in that fathah ـَ. L2 · R11

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the thing the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, here the fathah ـَ above its last letter. The calf is what the taking named in ٱتِّخَاذِ fell upon. L9 · R3

So far: And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship].

فَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ

(…So repent to your Creator)

Root توبto repent, accept repentance · 87 times in the Quran

Root براto be free from, innocent; create; disassociate · 31 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

فَتُوبُوٓا۟word 11

Causal Particle · فاء السببيةThe causal فَ ties an action to the reason behind it — 'so'. Because you wronged yourselves, therefore: repent. L14 · R5

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action tied to a time. تُوبُ names an action — turning in repentance — from the root توب, to repent, accept repentance. L1 · R7

Imperative Verb · فعل أمرAn imperative verb is a direct command addressed to 'you', formed from the present-tense verb by removing its opening prefix. تُوبُوٓا۟ is that command shape aimed at a group — its ending وٓا۟ points the order at 'you all': repent! L10 · R1

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb has و or ي among its root letters. The root of تُوبُ is توب: its middle letter is the weak letter و, standing here in plain view as the long و of تُوبُوٓا۟. L24 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of a verb. The ending وٓا۟ on فَتُوبُوٓا۟ is such a suffix, standing for 'you all'. L3 · R7

Doer (Fa'il) · فاعلThe doer is the one performing the action, standing in the nominative — the doer's form, usually a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. The ending وٓا۟ is that doer, 'you all' — the ones who must do the repenting; a pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so no ḍammah appears — the nominative is the role it fills. L9 · R4

إِلَىٰword 12

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word with no meaning standing alone; it takes no ending and does not name or act. إِلَىٰ is such a helper word here. L1 · R8

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little word that relates one thing to another and pulls the naming word after it into the genitive — the after-preposition ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. إِلَى 'to/toward' is one of the common prepositions: repent 'to' your Creator. L4 · R2

بَارِئِكُمْword 13

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. بَارِئِ names the Creator, from the root برا — to create. L1 · R5

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Genitive · مجرورThe genitive is the ending a naming word takes after a preposition, shown by a kasrah ـِ — a small slanted stroke below the last letter. بَارِئِ carries that kasrah ـِ, seen under its ئِ, because إِلَىٰ stands before it. L2 · R12

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. بَارِئ follows that pattern — first letter, long ā, then a kasrah ـِ -carrying letter — naming the One who DOES the creating: your Creator. L11 · R1

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending كُمْ on بَارِئِكُمْ is such a suffix, standing for 'your': YOUR Creator. L3 · R7

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains two naming words into an 'of' phrase, and the owner comes second, taking the genitive — the owner's ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The ending كُمْ fills that owner slot: 'the Creator OF you'; a pronoun keeps one fixed written shape, so the genitive is the role it fills. L5 · R5

Significance — from the tafsir

'So turn in repentance to your Bari'' means 'to your Creator' — the wording alerts the Children of Israel to the enormity of their error: 'Repent to He Who created you after you associated others with Him in worship.'

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:54

فَٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ

(…and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you].)

Root قتلto kill, slay, fight · 170 times in the Quran

Root نفسsoul, self, person; one's own self · 298 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

فَٱقْتُلُوٓا۟word 14

Conjunction · حرف عطفA conjunction is a small joining word that ties one command to another. The prefix فَ 'and then' joins this command to the command to repent. L4 · R4

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action tied to a time. ٱقْتُلُ names an action — killing — from the root قتل, to kill, slay, fight. L1 · R7

Imperative Verb · فعل أمرAn imperative verb is a direct command addressed to 'you', formed from the present-tense verb by removing its opening prefix and adding a helping ٱ when what remains starts with a vowelless letter. ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ shows that helping ٱ at its front, commanding a group — the ending وٓا۟ points the order at 'you all'. L10 · R1

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of a verb. The ending وٓا۟ on فَٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ is such a suffix, standing for 'you all'. L3 · R7

Doer (Fa'il) · فاعلThe doer is the one performing the action, standing in the nominative — the doer's form, usually a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. The ending وٓا۟ is that doer, 'you all'; a pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so no ḍammah appears — the nominative is the role it fills. L9 · R4

أَنفُسَكُمْword 15

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. أَنفُسَ names selves — souls — from the root نفس: soul, self, person. L1 · R5

Feminine Noun · اسم مؤنثA feminine noun is a naming word Arabic treats as 'she'. نَفْس 'soul' carries no visible marker like ة, yet is one of the words simply known to be feminine — it must be memorized; its plural here keeps that 'she'-hood. L2 · R2

Plural Noun · جمعA plural noun refers to three or more, made either by adding an ending or by reshaping the word from the inside — a 'broken' plural. أَنفُسَ is such a reshaped plural of نَفْس 'soul': many selves, with no added plural ending. L2 · R6

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 letter. أَنفُسَ ends in that fathah ـَ. L2 · R11

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the one the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, here the fathah ـَ above the س. Your own selves are what the commanded killing was to fall upon. L9 · R3

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending كُمْ on أَنفُسَكُمْ is such a suffix, standing for 'your': YOUR selves. L3 · R7

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains two naming words into an 'of' phrase, and the owner comes second, taking the genitive — the owner's ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The ending كُمْ fills that owner slot: 'the selves OF you'; a pronoun keeps one fixed written shape, so the genitive is the role it fills. L5 · R5

Significance — from the tafsir

Ibn 'Abbas said that Allah told the Children of Israel that their repentance would be to slay by the sword every person they meet, be he father or son; those guilty admitted their sin and did as they were ordered, and Allah forgave both the killer and the one killed.

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:54

ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ

(…That is best for [all of] you)

Root خيرgood, better, best, goodness · 196 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

ذَٰلِكُمْword 16

Demonstrative Pronoun · اسم إشارةA demonstrative pronoun is a pointing word that singles out a specific thing, near or far. ذَٰلِكُمْ points from afar to 'that' — the repenting and the killing just commanded — with an ending shaped for addressing 'you all'; pointing words keep one fixed shape whatever their role. L3 · R8

Subject (Mubtada') · مبتدأThe subject is the naming word a statement opens by talking about — its topic — standing in the nominative, the topic's form usually shown by a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. A pointing word can serve as this topic, and ذَٰلِكُمْ 'that' opens the statement 'that is best for you'; its written shape is fixed, so no ḍammah appears — the nominative is the role it fills. L6 · R2

خَيْرٌۭword 17

Noun · اسمA word that accepts tanwīn — the doubled end-vowel marks ـٌ ـً ـٍ — is a noun, a naming word. خَيْرٌ ends in the doubled ḍammah ـٌ and names the good — 'better' — from the root خير: good, better, best, goodness. L1 · R2

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Singular Noun · مفردA singular noun refers to exactly one and shows its ending with a single short vowel mark, doubled to tanwīn when the word is indefinite. خَيْرٌ names one thing — the good — its doubled ḍammah ـٌ carrying the ending. L2 · R4

Indefinite Noun · نكرةAn indefinite noun means 'a' — no particular one named — and shows this with tanwīn, the doubled end-vowel mark. خَيْرٌ ends in the doubled ḍammah ـٌ. L2 · R8

Nominative · مرفوعThe nominative is the ending a naming word takes as the subject or its telling part in a sentence, shown by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the last letter — doubled to tanwīn ـٌ when the word is indefinite. خَيْرٌ ends in that doubled ḍammah ـٌ. L2 · R10

Predicate (Khabar) · خبرThe predicate is the part that tells you something about the topic; it stands in the nominative — shown here by the doubled ḍammah ـٌ on خَيْرٌ — and is typically a single indefinite word. The topic was ذَٰلِكُمْ 'that'; خَيْرٌ 'better' is what is said about it, with the 'is' simply understood. L6 · R3

لَّكُمْword 18

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little word that relates one thing to another and pulls the naming word after it into the genitive — the after-preposition ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. The prefix لَّ 'for' is one of the common prepositions: better 'for you'. L4 · R2

Detached Pronoun · ضمير منفصلA pronoun is a stand-in word for 'you/he/they'. كُمْ here stands for 'you all'; though the label reads it as a standalone word, it is written joined onto the little word لَّ and works like the glued-on 'you' endings, governed by that لَّ: 'for you'. L3 · R7

عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ

(…in the sight of your Creator.")

Root عندnear, with · 201 times in the Quran

Root براto be free from, innocent; create; disassociate · 31 times in the Quran

Grammar — lesson evidence

عِندَword 19

Accusative · منصوبThe accusative is an ending shown by a fathah ـَ — a small slanted stroke above the letter. عِندَ ends in exactly that fathah ـَ, the fixed ending this where-word always wears. L2 · R11

Place Adverb · ظرف مكانA place adverb is a naming word, frozen with a fathah ـَ ending, that tells where something stands — عِندَ means 'with/at': better for you 'with' — in the sight of — your Creator. L26 · R2

بَارِئِكُمْword 20

Noun · اسمA word whose final vowel mark changes with its job in the sentence is a noun, a naming word. بَارِئِ names the Creator, from the root برا — to create. L1 · R5

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Genitive · مجرورThe genitive is the ending a naming word takes as the owner in an 'of' phrase, shown by a kasrah ـِ — a small slanted stroke below the last letter. بَارِئِ carries that kasrah ـِ under its ئِ. L2 · R12

Possessive (Idafa) · مضاف إليهA possessive (iḍāfah) chains naming words into an 'of' phrase where the owner comes second in the genitive — the owner's ending, a kasrah ـِ below the last letter — and such chains can nest: بَارِئِ is the owner after عِندَ ('with the Creator'), shown by its kasrah ـِ, and the ending كُمْ is in turn the owner of بَارِئِ ('the Creator OF you'); a pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so its genitive is the role it fills. L5 · 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. بَارِئ follows that pattern — first letter, long ā, then a kasrah ـِ -carrying letter — naming the One who DOES the creating: your Creator. L11 · R1

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending كُمْ on بَارِئِكُمْ is such a suffix, standing for 'your': YOUR Creator. L3 · R7

So far: And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you]. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator."

فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ

(Then He accepted your repentance;)

Root توبto repent, accept repentance · 87 times in the Quran

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فَتَابَword 21

Resumptive Particle · حرف استئنافA resumptive particle is a وَ or فَ that begins a fresh statement after a pause or shift. The prefix فَ here steps out of Musa's speech into what Allah then did: 'Then He turned…'. L14 · R1

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action tied to a time. تَابَ names an action — turning, accepting repentance — from the root توب, to repent, accept repentance. L1 · R7

Past Tense Verb · فعل ماضٍA past tense verb describes an action already completed; its base shape is the 'he' form with no ending added. تَابَ is exactly that bare base shape: 'He turned' toward you — the acceptance already given. L8 · R1

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb has و or ي among its root letters. تَابَ is a 'hollow' one — its middle root letter hides behind the long alif you see: the root is really توب, with و in the middle. L24 · R4

عَلَيْكُمْ ۚword 22

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word with no meaning standing alone; it takes no ending and does not name or act. عَلَيْ is such a helper word here. L1 · R8

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little word that relates one thing to another and pulls the naming word after it into the genitive — the after-preposition ending, usually a kasrah ـِ, a small stroke below the last letter. عَلَى 'on/upon' is one of the common prepositions: He turned 'toward you' in acceptance. L4 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word; glued to a particle, it is governed by that particle. The ending كُمْ on عَلَيْكُمْ stands for 'you all'. L3 · R6

Significance — from the tafsir

When they did as they were ordered, those who were killed among them were forgiven, and those who remained alive were also forgiven.

Ibn Kathir (abridged), on 2:54

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

(…indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.)

Root توبto repent, accept repentance · 87 times in the Quran

Root رحمto have mercy on, have compassion upon, pity · 339 times in the Quran

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إِنَّهُۥword 23

Accusative Particle (إنّ) · حرف مشبه بالفعلإِنَّ 'indeed' — one of the family of particles that sit at the front of a topic-plus-comment sentence, each carrying the doubling shaddah ـّ, seen here on its نَّ — adds weight to the closing statement about who He is. L15 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of another word. The ending هُۥ on إِنَّهُۥ stands for 'He' — the topic إِنَّ presses on; this particle family pushes its topic into the accusative, the form usually shown by a fathah ـَ, a small stroke above the letter, but a pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so the accusative is the role it fills. L3 · R7

هُوَword 24

Detached Pronoun · ضمير منفصلA detached pronoun is a standalone word for 'I/you/he/they'. هُوَ is the standalone word for 'He' — one of the twelve detached forms. L3 · R2

Subject (Mubtada') · مبتدأThe subject is the naming word a statement opens by talking about — its topic — standing in the nominative, the topic's form usually shown by a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. هُوَ 'He' opens the inner statement 'He (is) the Ever-Returning'; a pronoun keeps one fixed shape, so no ḍammah appears — the nominative is the role it fills. L6 · R2

ٱلتَّوَّابُword 25

Definite Article · أل التعريفThe definite article is the prefix ال meaning 'the' — one specific, known one. Its ل is written in ٱلتَّوَّابُ but not heard: ت is one of the fourteen 'solar' letters — letters made near where ل itself is made, which swallow the ل of ال — so the ت doubles instead, shown by the shaddah ـّ, the small w-shaped mark above it. L2 · R9

Noun · اسمA word that accepts ال — the prefix meaning 'the' — is a noun, a naming word. تَّوَّابُ names the One who ever returns in acceptance, from the root توب, to repent, accept repentance. L1 · R1

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every naming word as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. This word carries no feminine marker such as a ة at its end, so it falls to the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Singular Noun · مفردA singular noun refers to exactly one and shows its ending with a single short vowel mark. ٱلتَّوَّابُ names One, its single ḍammah ـُ carrying the ending. L2 · R4

Nominative · مرفوعThe nominative is the ending a naming word takes as the subject or its telling part in a sentence, shown by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the last letter. تَّوَّابُ ends in that ḍammah ـُ. L2 · R10

Predicate (Khabar) · خبرThe predicate is the part that tells you something about the topic, and it stands in the nominative — shown here by the ḍammah ـُ on ٱلتَّوَّابُ. The topic was هُوَ 'He'; 'the Accepting of Repentance' is what is said about Him, the 'is' simply understood. L6 · R3

Active Participle · اسم فاعلAn active participle is a naming word built from a verb's root to name the doer of the action. تَوَّاب, built from the root توب — to repent, accept repentance — names the One who does the accepting of repentance. L11 · R1

ٱلرَّحِيمُword 26

Definite Article · أل التعريفThe definite article is the prefix ال meaning 'the' — one specific, known one. Its ل is written in ٱلرَّحِيمُ but not heard: ر is one of the fourteen 'solar' letters — letters made near where ل itself is made, which swallow the ل of ال — so the ر doubles instead, shown by the shaddah ـّ, the small w-shaped mark above it. L2 · R9

Noun · اسمA word that accepts ال — the prefix meaning 'the' — is a noun, a naming word. رَّحِيمُ names the Most Merciful, from the root رحم, to have mercy on, have compassion upon. L1 · R1

Nominative · مرفوعThe nominative is the ending a naming word takes as the subject or its telling part in a sentence, shown by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the last letter. رَّحِيمُ ends in that ḍammah ـُ, the same ending as ٱلتَّوَّابُ before it. L2 · R10

Adjective · صفةAn adjective is a describing word that comes after its naming word and copies its gender, number, ending, and 'the'-ness. ٱلرَّحِيمُ 'the Most Merciful' follows ٱلتَّوَّابُ and matches it in all four: both 'he'-words, both singular, both with ال, both ending in the ḍammah ـُ. L7 · R1

So far: And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you]. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.