Ali 'Imran
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Ali 'Imran · Ayah 103

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Translation

And hold firmly

Word Breakdown

وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟

And hold firmly

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

ٱعْتَصِمُFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((VIII))
Rootعصم
Uncommon

to protect, to preserve, to hold fast

Lemmaٱعْتَصَمُ

Verb (form VIII) - to hold fast

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ (And hold firmly) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form VIII — reflexive
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ (And hold firmly) 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)
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ (And hold firmly) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And hold firmly to the rope of Allāh all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.

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