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Al-Mu'minun · 23:53
But they [i.e., the people] divided their religion among them into portions [i.e., sects] - each faction, in what it has, rejoicing.
Sahih International
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فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟
fataqaṭṭaʿū
But they cut off
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
تقطعُ
Fi'l · VerbBut they cut off
RootقطعqTE
to cut, cut off, separate, turn aside
36× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaتَّقَطَّعَVerb (form V) - to cut, to severe
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ (But they cut off) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form V — doing to oneself
فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ (But they cut off) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X