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Ali 'Imran · 3:113

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].

Sahih International

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۞ لَيْسُوا۟

laysū

They are not

Word breakdown

لَيْسُ

Fi'l · Verb

They are not

Rootليسlys

to not be, negation of existence or state

89× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaلَّيْسَVerb (form I) - to not be

وا۟

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

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.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present