← Al-Anbya
21:90
Al-Anbya · Ayah 90
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Translation
So We responded
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا (So We responded) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form X — seeking/requesting
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا (So We responded) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.
We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".
Sahih International
So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
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