Hafiz soon
Al-Mu'minun · 23:96

Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 9

ٱدْفَعْ

id'faʿ

Repel

Word breakdown

ادْفعْ

Fi'l · Verb

Repel

RootدفعdfE

to repel, to defend, to pay

10× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaدَفَعْVerb (form I) - to defend, to deliver, to repel

Grammar rules

Command verb

ٱدْفَعْ (Repel) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future