Al-Ahzab
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Al-Ahzab · Ayah 2

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Translation

And follow

Word Breakdown

وَٱتَّبِعْ

And follow

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اتبعْFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculineSingularImperativeForm ((VIII))
Rootتبع
Very common

to follow

Lemmaٱتَّبَعَ

Verb (form VIII) - to follow

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Grammar Rules

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

Sahih International

And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.

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