← Al-Baqarah
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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 68
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Translation
They said
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
قَالُوا۟ (They said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Sahih International
They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[Allāh] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."
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