Hafiz soon
An-Nur · 24:56
And establish prayer and give zakāh and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 8
وَأَقِيمُوا۟
wa-aqīmū
And establish
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
أقيمُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd establish
Rootقومqwm
to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness
660× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaأَقَامَVerb (form IV) - to establish
وا
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
Command verb
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ (And establish) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form IV — causative
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ (And establish) 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]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVConjunction وَ (and)
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ (And establish) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles