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An-Nur · Ayah 53
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Translation
And they swear
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ (And they swear) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form IV — causative
۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ (And they swear) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ (And they swear) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allāh's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of that which you do."
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