← Al-Furqan
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Al-Furqan · Ayah 3
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Translation
Yet they have taken
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (Yet they have taken) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form VIII — reflexive
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (Yet they have taken) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (Yet they have taken) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.
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