Ali 'Imran
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Ali 'Imran · Ayah 113

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Translation

They are not

Word Breakdown

۞ لَيْسُوا۟

They are not

Word Breakdown

لَيْسُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootليس
Common

to not be, negation of existence or state

Lemmaلَّيْسَ

Verb (form I) - to not be

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
۞ لَيْسُوا۟ (They are not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allāh during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].

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