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Al-Hajj · Ayah 24

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And they were guided

وَهُدُوٓا۟

And they were guided

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

هُدُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPastPassive

Rootهدي

★★★★Very common

to guide, show the right path

Lemmaهَدَى

Verb (form I) - to guide

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

وَهُدُوٓا۟ (And they were guided) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Passive voice

وَهُدُوٓا۟ (And they were guided) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَهُدُوٓا۟ (And they were guided) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And they had been guided [in worldly life] to good speech, and they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.

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